Federalism with and without Political Centralization: China versus Russia

Федерализм с политической централизацией и без неё: Китай и Россия
Andrei Shleifer, Olivier Blanchard
2000-03-01

China–Russia comparisonfederalismlocal governmentsnew firm growthpolitical centralization
In China, local governments have actively contributed to the growth of new firms. In Russia, local governments have typically stood in the way, be it through taxation, regulation, or corruption.
1
China’s local governments have actively supported the growth of new firms.
2
Russia’s local governments have generally impeded new-firm growth through taxation, regulation, and corruption.
3
The comparison highlights contrasting effects of federal governance and political centralization on local government support for entrepreneurship.

Local governments in China and Russia

Their contrasting effects on the growth of new firms, including through taxation, regulation, and corruption

Publication Details
Publication Date
2000-03-01
Journal
Publisher
ISSN
Access Type
Author Information
Authors
Andrei Shleifer
Olivier Blanchard
Explore further
Open the scid.ai AI chat with a ready-made request: it will find papers on a similar topic and help build a literature review.
Find similar papers in the chat
Make a presentation
100%