Despite decades of local government reforms since 1976, the 1999 Constitution and political interference by state governors have left councils financially and politically dependent. While the Supreme ...

If cities are expected to drive growth, innovation, and climate resilience, their governments must be financially empowered.

Satchit Balsari is at the Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA; and the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Read the paper: Bureaucrat incentives ...

When people talk about elections, they often picture the national stage of the presidential election. Everyone knows the presidential candidates and their stances on issues. But the truth is, the ...