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Institutional Arrangements for Coordination Among Governments in Germany

Spahn, Paul Bernd - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2001

The theory of fiscal federalism makes a strong case for decentralizing government functions in order to enhance the … of politicians, and by mobilizing citizens through greater participation at the local level. Federalism respects … different cultural and individual traditions among regions, and it emphasizes local diversity. Federalism thus reflects the …

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Validation of the Regional Authority Index

SCHAKEL, ARJAN H. - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008

This article validates the Regional Authority Index with seven widely used decentralization indices in the literature. A principal axis analysis reveals a common structure. The major source of disagreement between the Regional Authority Index and the other indices stems from the fact that the...

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Federalism and Public Choice

Hills, Roderick - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009

aspects of federalism - exit-based normative justifications for federal regimes, voice-based normative justifications for … regimes from the politics of unitary states. Moreover, the case for federalism based on exit critically depends on the … argument for federalism based on improvement of ”voice.” Otherwise, migration from one city or state to another to escape …

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Fiscal Federalism and Decentralization in India

Singh, Nirvikar - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2007

This paper surveys the state of fiscal federalism in India, in the broader context of decentralization. We begin with …

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Devolution as a means to adequate social safety nets?

Van Mechelen, Natascha; De Maesschalck, Veerle - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2007

Decentralisation is invariably among the recommendations that international organisations such as the World Bank make for an enhancement of social provisions, and particularly a better targeting of social assistance regimes, in Eastern and Central Europe. However, theoretical literature as wel...

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Unemployment and Clientelism: The Piqueteros of Argentina

Ponce, Aldo Fernando - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2006

This paper sheds light on possible explanations for the success and sustainability of the piqueteros social movement in Argentina, developed from a comparative perspective based on Latin America. I show which institutional arrangements, political actors, and configurations of power contributed...

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The Political Economy of India’s Fiscal Federal System and its Reform

Rao, M. Govinda; Singh, Nirvikar - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2006

This article examines recent and potential reforms in India’s fiscal federal system. We summarize key federal institutions in India, including tax and expenditure assignments, and mechanisms for Center-state transfers. We discuss the institutional process by which reforms can and do take...

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China's reform of intergovernmental fiscal relations in the light of European experiences

Spahn, Paul Bernd - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 1995

competitive federalism models such as that of the United States. The basic characteristics of the two European federations are …

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Defining and measuring decentralisation: a critical review

Torrisi, Gianpiero; Pike, Andy; Tomaney, John; Tselios, … - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011

This paper presents a conceptual analysis of terms belonging to the semantic field of state restructuring. The analysis aims to critically reviewing different terms focusing the attention both to the definitional and to the measurement sides. Different “types of decentralisation” are...

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Assessing the Mumbai metropolitan region: a governance perspective

Pethe, Abhay; Gandhi, Sahil; Tandel, Vaidehi - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011

The paper written from a governance perspective takes the position that a useful governance perspective must be informed by the socio-economic-cultural milieu and in the specific Indian context must sit on a tripod of ‘political reality’, ‘state of decentralization’ and ‘basic economic...

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