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"Without significant and lasting sociopolitical change, Chile is not expected to join the club of developed nations. The present essay contains a thorough examination of the subnational government reforms that are needed to increase efficiency in the provision of basic health, education,...

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Fiscal responsibility legislation and fiscal adjustment : the case of Brazilian local governments

Mello, Luiz de - 2006

"This paper discusses trends in fiscal adjustment in Brazil since the 1990s, with particular emphasis on the strengthening of institutions for fiscal policymaking, and its effect on local government finances and their ability to invest in infrastructure building and upgrading. Although fiscal...

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Jamkesmas Health Service Fee Waiver

World Bank - 2012

Macroeconomic growth and incomes have been on the rise since the Asian Financial Crisis (AFC), but health service utilization and health outcomes in Indonesia have been slower to improve. Jamkesmas could provide valuable benefits by allowing cardholders to acquire preventative, curative, and...

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Developing a Regulatory Framework for Municipal Borrowing in India

World Bank - 2011

This report provides an overview of the municipal debt market as it exists and has evolved over the past ten years. It provides an assessment of trends and patterns from both bank and bond sources covering all types of municipal governments. The overall objective of the work is to assess the...

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Strengthening local government budgeting and accountability

Schaeffer, Michael - 2008

"In many developing and middle-income countries, decentralization reforms are promoting changes in governance structures that are reshaping the relationship between local governments and citizens. The success of these decentralization reforms depends on the existence of sound public financial...

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Financing rural development for a harmonious society in China : recent reforms in public finance and their prospects

Fock, Achim - 2008

"The Government of China has placed strong emphasis on addressing problems related to agriculture, farmers, and rural society, with the development of a "new socialist countryside" designated as a top priority for the Eleventh Five-Year Plan (2006-2010). The financing of public services in rural...

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Evaluating fiscal equalization in Indonesia

Kaiser, Kai - 2006

intergovernmental fiscal equalization transfers. The approach builds on an explicit comparison and the summary measurement of different … (horizontal) allocation distributions across states or localities. Whereas formula-based fiscal transfers have the merit of being … sub-national civil servant wages as part of the base general allocation grant (DAU) transfers, raising questions about …

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Perspectives on fiscal federalism

Vaillancourt, François (contributor); … - 2006

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A framework for evaluating alternate institutional arrangements for fiscal equalization transfers

Shah, Anwar - 2005

equalization transfers are carried out and the predictions based on the theory are compared with observed experiences in major …

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Fiscal determinants of empowerment

Raich, Uri - 2005

"Empowerment of local governments and citizens is a primary object of decentralization. Using the analytic lens of empowerment, the author explores the nature of decentralized governance and how this type of structure is likely to be more or less empowering. His primary concern is fiscal...

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