Paul Smoke

1.8k citations
60 papers · 1.1k indexed · h-index 15
Topics
Local Government Finance and Decentralization (36 papers)Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth (23 papers)Taxation and Compliance Studies (8 papers)
Journals
SHILAP Revista de lepidopterologíaWorld DevelopmentThe Journal of Interdisciplinary History

In The Last Decade

Paul Smoke

54 papers receiving 841 citations

Peers

Paul Smoke
Comparison fields: 5 of 59
  • Political Science and International Relations 738
  • Economics and Econometrics 533
  • Sociology and Political Science 223
  • Development 114
  • Accounting 90
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Fields of papers citing papers by Paul Smoke

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Paul Smoke

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All Works

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Why theory and practice are different: The gap between principles and reality in subnational revenue systems
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Incentives for better local service delivery
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Decentralization in Cambodia: Consolidating Central Power or Building Accountability from Below?
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Review of Managing Change in Local Governance. (Edited by Munawwar Alam and Andrew Nickson. London: Commonwealth Secretariat, 2006)
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Fiscal Decentralization and Intergovernmental Relations in Developing Countries: Navigating a Viable Path to Reform
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Decentralization in Asia and Latin America : towards a comparative interdisciplinary perspective
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Restructuring local government finance in developing countries : lessons from South Africa
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Intergovernmental fiscal transfers in Asia : current practice and challenges for the future
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Improving Infrastructure Finance through Grant-Loan Linkages
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Understanding decentralization in Asia: An overview of key issues and challenges
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The Impact of Public Expenditure Reviews: An Evaluation
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About Paul Smoke

Paul Smoke is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Economics and Econometrics and Development, having authored 60 papers that have together received 1.1k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Local Government Finance and Decentralization (36 papers), Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth (23 papers) and Taxation and Compliance Studies (8 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Development (114 citations), Political Science and International Relations (738 citations) and Economics and Econometrics (533 citations). Paul Smoke has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Nigeria and Switzerland. Frequent co-authors include Blane D. Lewis, Kent Eaton, Dele Olowu, Roy Bahl, George E. Peterson, Eduardo J. Gómez, Anwar Shah, Serdar Yılmaz, Jorge Martínez-Vázquez and Jerome Rothenberg. Their work appears in journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, World Development and The Journal of Interdisciplinary History.

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