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Fiscal fragmentation in decentralized countries : subsidiarity, solidarity and asymmetry

Bird, Richard M. (contributor); Ebel, Robert D. (contributor) - 2007

Most countries, developed and developing, are fiscally decentralized with regional and local governments of varying importance. In many of these countries, some of these sub-national governments differ substantially from others in terms of wealth, ethnic, religious, or linguistic composition....

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Fiscal federalism and political decentralization : lessons from Spain, Germany, and Canada

Durán, José María (contributor); … - 2008

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 required for a well designed financing system are...

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Reforming intergovernmental fiscal relations and the rebuilding of Indonesia : the 'big bang' program and its economic consequences

Alm, James (contributor); … - 2004

Indonesia is currently facing some severe challenges, both in political affairs and in economic management. One of these challenges is the recently enacted decentralization program, now well underway, which promises to have some wide-ranging consequences. This edited volume presents original...

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Handbook of fiscal federalism

Ahmad, Ehtisham (ed.); Brosio, Giorgio (ed.) - 2006

This major Handbook addresses fiscal relations between different levels of government under the general rubric of "fiscal federalism", providing a review of the latest literature as well as an invaluable guide for practitioners and policy makers seeking informed policy options. The contributors...

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Does decentralization enhance service delivery and poverty reduction?

Ahmad, Ehtisham (contributor); Brosio, Giorgio (contributor) - 2009

Does decentralization enhance service delivery and poverty reduction? Drawing on cutting edge research, expert contributors address this fundamental question facing policy-makers in developing as well as advanced countries. This timely book builds upon insights on the recent developments in the...

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Effective federalism and local finance

Ahmad, Ehtisham - 2011

-24. -- Weingast, Barry R. (2008), Second generation fiscal federalism: Implication for decentralized democratic governance and …Paul Seabright (1996), 'Accountability and Decentralisation in Government: An Incomplete Contracts Model', European … and Northampton, MA, USA: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, 79-101 -- Pierre Salmon (1987), 'Decentralisation as an Incentive …

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Financing decentralized expenditures : an international comparison of grants

Ahmad, Ehtisham (ed.) - 1997

Financing Decentralized Expenditures presents new original research papers on the structure of intergovernmental fiscal relations in virtually all types of countries and the design and implementation of transfer mechanisms between different levels of government. In developing, transition, and...

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Local public finance in Central and Eastern Europe

Šević, Željko (ed.) - 2008

This book explores the system of financing local governments in selected countries of Central and Eastern Europe. Using evidence from the last two decades, the authors, experts on their particular countries, describe the development of the current local government finance system in each nation,...

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The dynamics of regional development : the Philippines in East Asia

Balisacan, A. M. (ed.); Hill, Hal (ed.) - Asian Development Bank Institute - 2007

A decade and a half since the Philippines embarked on a major program of decentralization, the authors of this book have undertaken a detailed examination of all aspects of the nation's regional dynamics and policies. Their analysis extends to comparable experiences in East Asia, particularly...

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Corruption and economic development

Dutta, Jayasri (contributor); Aidt, Toke (contributor) - 2016

(2006), 'Measuring Governance Using Cross-Country Perceptions Data', in Susan Rose-Ackerman (ed.), International Handbook on …-40 -- Toke Aidt, Jayasri Dutta and Vania Sena (2008), 'Governance Regimes, Corruption and Growth: Theory and Evidence', Journal …

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