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Enhancing Expenditure Control with a Decentralised Public Sector in Denmark

Daugaard, Steen - 2002

This paper analyses of some the key aspects of public expenditure policy in Denmark. The public expenditure to GDP ratio has abated markedly since the mid-1990s, reflecting both cyclical gains and the return on structural reforms. Nevertheless, the underlying upward pressure on government...

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Does Fiscal Decentralisation Strengthen Social Capital? : Cross-Country Evidence and the Experiences of Brazil and Indonesia

de Mello, Luiz - 2010

decentralisation fosters social capital, measured in terms of interpersonal trust. Empirical evidence based on World Values Survey data … decentralisation. The results show that the cohorts of individuals that have been exposed to decentralisation are in general more pro …-voice (and trustful of strangers in the case of Brazil) than their counterparts that have not been exposed to decentralisation …

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Getting the Most Out of Public Sector Decentralisation in Japan

Joumard, Isabelle - 2005

Revamping fiscal relations across levels of government is of paramount importance in supporting fiscal consolidation and public sector effectiveness. This paper analyses a number of problems, including regulations that limit local governments’ ability to innovate and respond to local...

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Meeting the Challenges of Decentralisation in France

Jamet, Stéphanie - 2007

.oecd.org/eco/survey/france), and is also available in French under the title “Faire face aux défis de la décentralisation en France”. …

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Getting the Most Out of Public Sector Decentralisation in Mexico

Joumard, Isabelle - 2005

in disciplining fiscal behaviour. Getting the most out of decentralisation would thus require a national agreement … volume of their own taxes and reforming the grant systems. Decentralisation should also be more consistent with the aim of …

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Getting the Most Out of Public Sector Decentralisation in Spain

Joumard, Isabelle - 2005

In about two decades, Spain was transformed from one of the most centralised countries to one of the most decentralised. Spending functions were devolved rapidly. The regions have exercised their discretionary powers quite extensively and innovative policies have been implemented. But devolution...

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Fiscal Decentralisation and Public Investment : The Experience of Latin America

de Mello, Luiz - 2010

decentralisation on investment based on a panel of Latin American countries since the late 1990 suggests that fiscal decentralisation … governments from investing, while making the most of decentralisation as a policy lever to raise private investment. …

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Getting the Most Out of Public-Sector Decentralisation in Korea

Jones, Randall - 2005

citizens, an objective of the government’s “Roadmap for Decentralisation”. Although local government accounts for around half …

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Local Public Finances and Municipal Reform in Finland

André, Christophe; García, Clara - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2014

Finnish municipalities enjoy ample fiscal autonomy and provide or arrange the provision of a large share of public services. In recent years, their spending and debt has been increasing steadily, especially because of population ageing and increases in the cost of health care and social...

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Improving Fiscal Federal Relations for a Stronger Mexico

Sánchez, Aida Caldera - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2013

Mexico has achieved a high degree of decentralisation in public services, but the Mexican fiscal federal system has …<BR>Le Mexique a poussé très loin la décentralisation des services publics, mais le système budgétaire fédéral présente des …

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