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Accepted Paper:
Land, Decentralization, and Local Legitimacy: Evidence from Kenya
Zhenqian Huang
(College of Humanities and Development Studies,China Agricultural University)
Paper short abstract:
The effects of decentralization(e.g., decentralization of taxation) on economic development received lots of attention while the political impact of decentralization yet to be examined. In this paper, I use Kenya's 2013 land decentralization as a case to investigate its impact on local legitimacy.
Paper long abstract:
I will take 2013 land decentralization in Kenya as a cut-off point to investigate its impact on local legitimacy (measured by citizen's support for governments). Afrobarometer data (geocoded) will provide information about local support for the government and also the time and spatial variation before and after the decentralization. In this paper, I will test whether land decentralization strengthens or undermines the legitimacy of the government.