with changes created by decentralization is explored …

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 world is appraised, and specially commissioned research focuses on the political economy process and the outcomes of …

and local government in a digital world -- 8. Deregulation of utilities : a challenge and an opportunity for state and …State and Local Finances under Pressure explores the future of state and local government fiscal systems given the … : demographic and economic changes and state and local government finances -- 4. Politics, the courts, and the economy …

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 ….e. redistribution of money from the wealthy regions or the national government to poorer regions, and the role of local governments in …

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 …

This major Handbook addresses fiscal relations between different levels of government under the general rubric of …pt. 1. Approaches to fiscal federalism -- pt. 2. Decentralization and development -- pt. 3. Implementing multilevel …

local government finance system in each nation, and the major challenges and policy options they face. The contributions in … government and local public finance, but also practitioners and all those who have to deal with the accountability and financial … issues at local government level in Central and Eastern Europe …

in different countries around the world. Institutions such as the WTO, World Bank and the IMF will find much to engage … them in this book as will policy makers in government and research policy agencies. It will also hold great appeal to …

In the efficient delivery of local public services, size matters. Many countries around the world have vertical … government structures that are perceived as inefficient because of their high levels of jurisdictional fragmentation. This timely … volume examines the different strategies used to address local government fragmentation and their observed results and …

necessary through international terrorism, as known since September 11th 2001. It argues that corporate asset protection and … operation studies -- pt. 4. Implications of crisis in a synergetic world …