with changes created by decentralization is explored …

pt. 1. Approaches to fiscal federalism -- pt. 2. Decentralization and development -- pt. 3. Implementing multilevel …

of government. In developing, transition, and industrial countries alike, the process of decentralization of government … redistributed affects the degree and nature of decentralization generating considerable debate in countries as diverse as Italy and …

A decade and a half since the Philippines embarked on a major program of decentralization, the authors of this book … people - but also for many other developing countries now embarking on decentralization programs. The book therefore has … decentralization program in the Philippines has been reasonably successful, they argue there is an urgent need for a clear, predictable …

economic concerns in Japan's public sector. These include the macroeconomic incidence of fiscal decentralization, dependence on … overall understanding of public-sector reforms, decentralization and fiscal policy in Japan, this book will strongly appeal to …

This book analyzes political decentralization and fiscal federalism in Canada and Germany, both traditional federal … countries, and in Spain, a unitarian country engaged in the last two decades in a process of decentralization. Three key issues …

these challenges is the recently enacted decentralization program, now well underway, which promises to have some wide … scholars, that take a hard, objective look at the many effects of decentralization on economic and political issues in …pt. 1. The history and politics of the 'big bang' decentralization -- pt. 2. Expenditure and tax assignment -- pt. 3 …

Does decentralization enhance service delivery and poverty reduction? Drawing on cutting edge research, expert … an emphasis on the effectiveness of decentralized service delivery, the decentralization process in different parts of … the decentralization process. The role of international agencies, as explicit donors, is examined in several chapters …