Does decentralisation bring the people back to the government? An empirical analysis of the effect of decentralisation on political trust
基于47国公民数据，实证检验分权对政治信任的影响，发现分权在个体层面无直接效应，但财政和行政分权通过削弱民主价值观的负面作用间接提升信任。
This study offers an empirical test of the effect of decentralisation on political trust. A comparative analysis of citizens in 47 countries suggests indirect and heterogeneous consequences of decentralisation. First, while various dimensions of decentralisation are significantly associated with political trust at the country level, no dimension has a direct effect on political trust at the individual level. Second, not all forms of decentralisation contribute to the promotion of political trust. And, finally, two dimensions of decentralisation (that is, fiscal and administrative) promote political trust through reducing the negative effect of democratic values.