Pros and cons of federalist set-up

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desirable. Policymakers may or may not have complete information for determining which policies are desirable.

Additionally, citizens in large local regions do not have much tighter control over their local representatives than they do over central government representatives. Local governments under federated states do not have as much autonomy to respond to their constitutions’ demands, as perceived. In fact, the countries studied in this paper show a poor match between local governments’ mandates and the resources available to them.

Policymakers motivated by prospects for - pected, necessarily, to use government budgets like social planners seeking the maximum welfare for their country or region. They can be expected to use information strategically, complicating the potential for social plannerlike governance even if the incentives were present. Politician may also be corrupt. FROM A5