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Fiscal Decentralization and Governance : A Cross-Country Analysis
International Monetary Fund - 2001
Based on cross-country data for up to 78 countries, this paper shows that fiscal decentralization-the assignment of … governance, such as corruption, rule of law, and government effectiveness. Unlike previous studies in the decentralization …/governance literature, which focus primarily on expenditure-based measures of decentralization, the results reported in this paper show that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014401240
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Measuring Fiscal Decentralization : Exploring the IMF’s Databases
International Monetary Fund - 2011
empirical evidence about actual country practices. This paper presents data on fiscal decentralization for about 80 countries … for transition economies, the levels of decentralization are relatively stable over the time period. The findings are … factors identified in the literature as determining the extent of fiscal decentralization …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014399352
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Can Fiscal Decentralization Strengthen Social Capital?
International Monetary Fund - 2000
-country evidence, based on a sample of developing and developed countries, that fiscal decentralization—the assignment of expenditure …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014399798
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Nicaragua; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2010
This poverty reduction strategy paper on Nicaragua shows that the main obstacles to poverty reduction are related to culture, historical, and structural factors, as well as weak public policy. The lack of proper physical infrastructure, the weaknesses in the energy matrix, the flaws in the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244863
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Benin; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2011
This abstract discusses Benin’s poverty reduction strategy (PRS1). The PRS1 serves as both a strategic frame of reference and a framework for dialogue with technical and financial partners (TFPs). The six major phases involved in the preparation of the growth and poverty reduction...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245830
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United Republic of Tanzania; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper: Joint Staff Advisory Note
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2012
This Joint Staff Advisory Note reviews Tanzania’s Second National Strategy for Growth and Reduction of Poverty (NSGRP–MKUKUTA II) (2010/11–2014/15). MKUKUTA II provides an operational framework for achieving the Millennium Development Goals and Tanzania’s Development...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011242987
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Export Versus FDI in Services
International Monetary Fund - 2010
In the literature on exports and investment, most productive firms are seen to invest abroad. In the Helpman et al. (2004) model, costs of transportation play a critical role in the decision about whether to serve foreign customers by exporting, or by producing abroad. We consider the case of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014403090
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Iraq : Considerationson Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations for the Constituent Assembly
International Monetary Fund - 2005
In preparing for the discussions of the Iraqi Constituent Assembly, IMF and World Bank staff and consultant experts presented to senior officials from the central and local governments in Iraq, including from Kurdistan, key options that might be relevant for the discussions. This paper reflects...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014400957
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Fiscal Federalism and Government Size in Transition Economies : The Case of Moldova
International Monetary Fund - 1999
This paper examines the relationship between fiscal decentralization—the assignment of revenue sources and expenditure … Moldovan subnational governments in 1998—suggest that fiscal decentralization is associated with larger subnational governments …. This reform package is crucial to ensure that decentralization does not increase the size of government …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014401041
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Macroeconomic Management and the Devolution of Fiscal Powers
International Monetary Fund - 2002
maintained fiscal control despite a high degree of fiscal devolution. And decentralization is associated with better fiscal …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014399656