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Balancing Federalism : The Impact of Decentralizing School Accountability
Hanushek, Eric Alan; Saenz-Armstrong, Patricia; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024
change in policy allows estimation of the impact of altered federalism. By looking at how states reacted to their enhanced … with significantly lower student achievement growth. As a result, this readjustment of federalism to decision making by … lower levels appeared to lower national achievement. The snapshot of federalism impacts here is a lower bound on the effects …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014528390
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The global crisis and intergovernmental relations : centralization versus decentralization 10 years on
Mello, Luiz R. de; Jalles, João Tovar - In: Regional studies : official journal of the Regional … 54 (2020) 7, pp. 942-957
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012265081
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Reforming Turkey's Public Expenditure Management
Gönenç, Rauf; Leibfritz, Willi; Yilmaz, Erdal - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2005
shift to universal health insurance, and the ambitious administrative decentralization project could cause upward pressure …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005045722
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Rationalising Public Expenditure in the Slovak Republic
Gönenç, Rauf; Walkenhorst, Peter - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2004
Over the past decade, public expenditure in Slovakia was characterised by substantial social transfers and high public sector wage expenses. This paper analyses the main features of Slovakia’s public expenditure system, reviews expenditure trends, and discusses recent reform initiatives. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005045749
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Reforming the Public Expenditure System in Korea
Nam, Young-Sook; Jones, Randall S. - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2003
Although Korea has the second-lowest level of public spending among OECD countries at 22½ per cent of GDP, it faces strong upward spending pressures over the medium and longer term, which could threaten fiscal sustainability. This paper analyses the main features of Korea’s public expenditure...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005046004
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How do local governments decide on public policy in fiscal federalism? Tax vs. expenditure optimization
Koethenbuerger, Marko - In: Journal of Public Economics 95 (2011) 11, pp. 1516-1522
, thereby, enable a more precise characterization of local government behavior in fiscal federalism. …
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Regional Decentralization and the Soft Budget Constraint: The Case of China
Qian, Yingyi; Roland, Gérard - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1994
enterprises. Fiscal decentralization combined with monetary centralization (i.e. fiscal federalism) may achieve not only hard … village levels. We study the effect of regional decentralization on soft budget constraints in these enterprises. We show that …. Decentralization of monetary authority leads to a softening of local governments' budget constraints, however, as well as those of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005124311
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Creating conditions for effective public investment : sub-national capacities in a multi-level governance context
Mizell, Lee; Allain-Dupré, Dorothée - 2013
Growth and jobs are top concerns for policy makers confronting difficult economic conditions in many OECD countries. Sub-national governments are important contributors to national growth, but in many cases their economies are struggling as well. Faced with tight fiscal conditions, all levels of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009767314
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Governance of Public Policies in Decentralised Contexts : The Multi-level Approach
Charbit, Claire - 2011
The ability of sub national governments to “better spend”, by identifying relevant paths for territorial competitiveness and effective delivery of public services, is largely enshrined in their institutional background. Rather than isolated actors, sub national authorities and central...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012444296
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Getting the Most Out of Public Sector Decentralisation in Japan
Joumard, Isabelle - 2005
Revamping fiscal relations across levels of government is of paramount importance in supporting fiscal consolidation and public sector effectiveness. This paper analyses a number of problems, including regulations that limit local governments’ ability to innovate and respond to local...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012445330