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Faguet, Jean-Paul


Dr Jean-Paul Faguet  

Department

Position held

Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines (STICERD)

Associate Researcher

Department of International Development

Reader in the Political Economy of Development

Non LSE positions held

Department

Position held

University of California, Berkeley, Center for Latin American Studies

Visiting Professor, 2008-2009

Institute for the Study of the Americas (ISA)

Research Associate

Experience keywords:

policy reform; development economics; local government effectiveness; social funds; devolution; Latin America: economic development; political development; fiscal architecture; local institutions; decentralisation; public policy; political economy; preference formation

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Dr Faguet is interested in decentralization and local governance, the interactions between civil society and public sector effectiveness, how civic cooperation can degenerate into social conflict, and spatial patterns of politics and violence at the subnational level, especially in Latin America and South Asia. Longer-term interests include the application of institutional theory to development statics and dynamics, the death of foreign aid and the rise of "development clubs", and how to blend qualitative and quantitative methodologies for social science research.

Sectors and industries to which research relates:

Policy and Regulatory Bodies; Public Administration

Countries and regions to which research relates:

Belize; Bangladesh; Colombia; Peru; Argentina; South Asia; Chile; Latin America; Bolivia

Languages:

Spanish [Spoken: Fluent, Written: Fluent]

Media experience:

Radio; TV

Contact Points

LSE phone number:

+44 (0)20 7955 6435

Publications

The following references are sourced from LSE Research Online|. References that are linked lead to the full text.

2013

Faguet, Jean-Paul (2013) Decentralization and governance - special issue, edited by Jean-Paul Faguet. World Development, ISSN 0305-750X

Faguet, Jean-Paul (2013) Decentralization and Governance. World Development, ISSN 0305750X

Faguet, Jean-Paul (2013) Can sub-national autonomy strengthen democracy in Bolivia? Publius: the journal of federalism, ISSN 0048-5950

2012

Channa, Anila and Faguet, Jean-Paul (2012) Decentralization of health and education in developing countries: a quality-adjusted review of the empirical literature. Economic organisation and public policy discussion papers, EOPP 38. STICERD, London, UK

Faguet, Jean-Paul (2012) Bonus web chapter: the micropolitical foundations of government in seven Bolivian municipalities. In: Decentralization and popular democracy: governance from below in Bolivia. University of Michigan Press, Ann Arbor, USA. ISBN 9780472118199

Faguet, Jean-Paul (2012) Decentralization and popular democracy: governance from below in Bolivia. University of Michigan Press, Ann Arbor, USA. ISBN 9780472118199

Zuazo, Moira and Faguet, Jean-Paul and Bonifaz, Gustavo, (eds.) (2012) Descentralización y democratización en Bolivia: La historia del Estado débil, la sociedad rebelde y el anhelo de democracia. Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, La Paz, Bolivia. ISBN 9789995424572

2011

Faguet, Jean-Paul (2011) Impacts and consequences of the new regime of autonomies in Bolivia: elements for duscussion. Policy briefs. Inter-American Development Bank, New York, USA

Faguet, Jean-Paul (2011) Decentralization and governance. Economic Organisation and Public Policy Discussion Papers, EOPP 027. London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK

2009

Faguet, Jean-Paul and Sánchez, Fabio (2009) Decentralization and access to social services in Colombia. CLAS Working Paper, 26. University of California, California, USA

Faguet, Jean-Paul and Ali, Zulfiqar (2009) Making reform work: institutions, dispositions, and the improving health of Bangladesh. World development, 37 (1). pp. 208-218. ISSN 0305-750X

Faguet, Jean-Paul (2009) Governance from below in Bolivia: a theory of local government with two empirical tests. Latin American politics and society, 51 (4). pp. 29-68. ISSN 1531-426X

Faguet, Jean-Paul (2009) Mejorando la educación y la salud de los pobres: descentralización y reformas de política en Colombia. Perspectivas, 7 (1). pp. 73-88. ISSN 1690-6268

2008

Faguet, Jean-Paul (2008) The determinants of central vs. local government investment: democracy and development in Bolivia. In: Ghosh, Subir and Mishra, Santap Sanhari, (eds.) Decentralization and development. Icfai University Press, Hyderabad, India. ISBN 9788131417393

Faguet, Jean-Paul (2008) Decentralisation's effects on public investment: evidence and policy lessons from Bolivia and Colombia. Journal of development studies, 44 (8). pp. 1100-1121. ISSN 0022-0388

Faguet, Jean-Paul and Shami, Mahvish (2008) Fiscal policy and spatial inequality in Latin America and beyond. Policy research working paper series. The World Bank, Washington, DC, USA

Faguet, Jean-Paul and Sánchez, Fabio (2008) Decentralization’s effects on educational outcomes in Bolivia and Colombia. World development, 36 (7). pp. 1294-1316. ISSN 0305-750X

Faguet, Jean-Paul (2008) Colombia: seizing the peace. Berkeley review of Latin American studies, Fall pp. 1-6.

2007

Faguet, Jean-Paul (2007) To the MDGs and beyond: accountability and institutional innovation in Bangladesh. Bangladesh development series, 14. The World Bank, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Faguet, Jean-Paul and Ali, Zulfiqar (2007) A tale of two Upazilas : local governance and social development in Bangladesh. London School of Economics and Political Science, London

2006

Faguet, Jean-Paul and Wietzke, Frank-Borge (2006) Social funds and decentralisation: optimal institutional design. Public administration and development, 26 (4). pp. 303-315. ISSN 0271-2075

Faguet, Jean-Paul (2006) Decentralizing Bolivia: local government in the jungle. In: Bardhan, Pranab and Mookherjee, Dilip, (eds.) Decentralization and local governance in developing countries. MIT Press, London, UK. ISBN 0262524546

Faguet, Jean-Paul and Sanchez, Fabio (2006) Decentralization’s effects on educational outcomes in Bolivia and Colombia. DEDPS working papers, 47. Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK

2005

Faguet, Jean-Paul (2005) Governance from below: a theory of local government with two empirical tests. Political economy and public policy papers, 12. STICERD, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK

Faguet, Jean-Paul (2005) The effects of decentralisation on public investment: evidence and four lessons from Bolivia and Colombia. Crisis States Research Centre working papers series 1, 62. Crisis States Research Centre, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK

Faguet, Jean-Paul (2004) Building democracy in quicksand: altruism, empire and the United States. Challenge, 47 (3). pp. 73-93. ISSN 1558-1489

Faguet, Jean-Paul (2004) Why so much centralization? A model of primitive centripetal accumulation. DEDPS, 43. Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK

Faguet, Jean-Paul (2004) Does decentralization increase responsiveness to local needs?: evidence from Bolivia. Journal of public economics, 88 (3-4). pp. 867-893. ISSN 0047-2727

Faguet, Jean-Paul (2004) Democracy in the desert: civil society, nation-building and empire. Crisis States Research Centre discussion papers, 3. Crisis States Research Centre, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK

2003

Faguet, Jean-Paul (2003) Building democracy in quicksand: America, altruism and empire. Challenge, 47. Crisis States Research Centre, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK

Faguet, Jean-Paul (2003) Decentralization and local government in Bolivia : an overview from the bottom up. Crisis States Research Centre working papers series 1, 29. Crisis States Research Centre, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK

Besley, Timothy and Faguet, Jean-Paul and Tommasi, Mariano (2003) A synoptic guide to decentralization. The Authors

2002

Faguet, Jean-Paul (2002) A model of central vs decentralized government: self-interest and mis-allocation in Bolivia. DESTIN working papers, 39. Development Studies Institute, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK

2000

Faguet, Jean-Paul (2000) Decentralization and local government performance: improving local service provision in Bolivia. Revista de economía del Rosario, 3 (1). pp. 127-176. ISSN 0123-5362

1999

Faguet, Jean-Paul (1999) Experiencias internacionales en descentralización. In: Manga, G., (ed.) Descentralización de verdad: soluciones para Colombia. Imprenta Nacional, Bogotá, Colombia.

1998

Boone, Peter and Faguet, Jean-Paul (1998) Multilateral aid, politics and poverty: past failures and future challenges. In: Grant, Richard and Nijman, Jan, (eds.) The global crisis in foreign aid. Syracuse University Press, Syracuse, USA, pp. 11-28. ISBN 9780815627722

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In this book, Faguet identifies the factors that determine the outcomes of national decentralization on the local level .

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