There is a general consensus on the effects of bureaucratic structures on task implementation and performance. Nonetheless, there has been very little research in the field of local public finance regulation. This article analyses the question of organisational structure in the field of local...

The fiscal regulation of local governments has a long tradition in Germany and is, theoretically, rather strict. The municipal budget law of German states clearly prescribes balanced budgets, monitoring and enforcement instruments as well as a dense structure of supervision. Nonetheless, the...