Die Landeseinnahmen werden in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in den kommenden Jahren sinken, da die Zuweisungen im Rahmen des Länderfinanzausgleichs wegen der abnehmenden Bevölkerungszahl, rückläufiger Zahlungen aus den EU-Fonds sowie der Degression des Solidarpaktes II zurückgehen. Dies wird auch...

The paper investigates the intertemporal spending behavior of Scandinavian local governments with particular attention to liquidity constraints imposed by balanced-budget-rules and other regulations. The main finding is that Danish local governments are more able to smooth current expenditures...

In The Spanish local corporations, divided in autonomous communities, counties and municipalities the limited autonomy and the financial inadequacy, like we seek to demonstrate in the article, they constitute a permanent characteristic of their evolution along the time. As consequence of that an...

To make Asia more economically sustainable and resilient against external shocks, regional economies need to be rebalanced toward regional demand- and trade-driven growth through increased regional connectivity. The effectiveness of connectivity depends on the quality of hard and soft...

"Mit der Einführung der Grundsicherung für Arbeitsuchende hat der Bund die Finanzierung der Leistungen zur Eingliederung in Arbeit für die Leistungsempfänger nach dem SGB II übernommen. Die Verteilung der Haushaltsmittel auf die 439 Leistungsträger in Arbeitsgemeinschaften und optierenden...

This paper deals with the issue of muncipal counter reform in the Russian Federation

The purpose of this regional study is to explain the socio-economic processes of restructuring, causes and consequences which have arisen in rural Kerelian Republic in northwestern Russia.

This paper analyzes the lack of civic engagement in local government decision-making and the problems that result from it. I consider one explanation as viewed through public choice theory: dominant special interest groups capture local governments for their own private interests. Thus, average...

Se estudia el impacto que tiene el gasto y la inversión pública en el crecimiento económico de los departamentos en Colombia, utilizando los resultados de las Cuentas Nacionales para el periodo 2000-2011, estimando la cuenta de producción departamental por rama de actividad con el fin de...