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Fiscal Decentralization : Explaining Successful Local Economic Development in Latin America
Smith, Heidi Jane M. - 2012
? Does fiscal, political or administrative decentralization increase the production of small and medium size enterprises …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013115401
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Decentralized governance and climate change in Latin America and the Caribbean
Almeida Sánchez, María Dolores; Eguino, Huáscar; … - 2022
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013500566
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Governance and fiscal decentralisation in Latin America : an empirical approach
Pinilla, Diego E.; Hernández-Medina, Patricia - In: Economies : open access journal 12 (2024) 8, pp. 1-18
The objective of this study was to establish the relationship between certain institutional variables and the effectiveness of fiscal decentralisation in Latin America. To fulfil this objective, we took a sample of 15 Latin American countries for the years 1996 to 2020 to estimate the logarithm...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015070864
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Revenue decentralization, central oversight and the political budget cycle : evidence from Israel
Baskaran, Thushyanthan; Blesse, Sebastian; Brender, Adi; … - 2015
This paper examines whether revenue decentralization and direct external financial supervision affect the incidence and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011281657
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Revenue decentralization, central oversight and the political budget cycle : evidence from Israel
Baskaran, Thushyanthan; Blesse, Sebastian; Brender, Adi; … - 2015
This paper examines whether revenue decentralization and direct external financial supervision affect the incidence and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011300741
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How close is your government to its people? : worldwide indicators on localization and decentralization
Ivanyna, Maksym; Shah, Anwar - 2013
This paper is intended to provide an assessment of the impact of the silent revolution (decentralization reforms) of … dimensions of decentralization and localization. These sub-indexes are aggregated and adjusted for heterogeneity to develop an …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009774900
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Decentralization and infrastructure in developing countries : reconciling principles and practice
Bahl, Roy W.; Bird, Richard - 2013
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010227925
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The impact of fiscal and political decentralization on local public investments in Indonesia
Kis-Katos, Krisztina; Sjahrir Putra, Bambang Suharnoko … - 2014
We investigate the effects of the Indonesian decentralization and democratization process on budget allocation at the … infrastructure. We find that after the dramatic expenditure decentralization of 2001, districts with relatively lower levels of … and administrative decentralization, we find no consistent effects of the democratization process on local public …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010230500
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Decentralization, vertical fiscal imbalance, and political selection
Bordignon, Massimo; Gamalerio, Matteo; Turati, Gilberto - 2013
decentralization reform, politicians with different skills are elected in municipalities characterized by different levels of … difference in the tax base, following the decentralization reforms of the '90s. Results strongly support our predictions and are …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010199692
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Improving service delivery through decentralization : a challenge for Asia
Brosio, Giorgio - 2014
This paper assesses how decentralization can contribute, if proper political and fiscal institutions are present, to … improving service delivery in Asia. In other words, decentralization is an opportunity and a challenge at the same time. The … issues leading to "partial decentralization" that is common to most models. Consideration is also given to the emerging …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010336939