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Polycentrism and Gargantua

Christopher J. Coyne

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How should governments publicly provide goods and services? One option is to do so polycentrically—through multiple, autonomous, local decision-making centers. Alternatively
governments may organize public good provision monocentrically—through a singular, centralized, higher-level decision-making center. We call the former arrangement “polycentrism” and the latter one “gargantua.” This paper investigates the costs and benefits of polycentrism and gargantua. We argue that polycentrism is superior. Polycentric provision permits localities to discover and deploy the efficient scale of public good provision, small or large. Gargantua precludes small-scale provision as an option even when it’s efficient. To investigate our argument we consider governments’ consolidation of public education in the United Sates.

Language: English

Pages: 33

Polycentrism and Gargantua

Christopher J. Coyne

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How should governments publicly provide goods and services? One option is to do so polycentrically—through multiple, autonomous, local decision-making centers. Alternatively
governments may organize public good provision monocentrically—through a singular, centralized, higher-level decision-making center. We call the former arrangement “polycentrism” and the latter one “gargantua.” This paper investigates the costs and benefits of polycentrism and gargantua. We argue that polycentrism is superior. Polycentric provision permits localities to discover and deploy the efficient scale of public good provision, small or large. Gargantua precludes small-scale provision as an option even when it’s efficient. To investigate our argument we consider governments’ consolidation of public education in the United Sates.

Language: English

Pages: 33

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