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A Comprehensive Analysis of Expenditure Decentralization and of the Composition of Local Public Spending
Sacchi, Agnese - 2014
Many industrialized countries have recently implemented fiscal decentralization reforms assigning more competences and … spending responsibilities to sub-national governments. In this paper we investigate what leads to the decentralization of … findings on the negative link between regional income disparities and expenditure decentralization. A similarly negative …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013060630
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Intergovernmental Relations and Subnational Finances in Russia in 2008
Siluanov, Anton - 2012
This paper deals with interbudgetary relations and subnational finances in the Russian Federation. The authors focus on major trends in relations between budgets of different levels, measures taken by the federal government to mitigate the crisis impact on the regions
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013100709
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Does fiscal decentralization foster regional investment in productive infrastructure?
Kappeler, Andreas; Solé-Ollé, Albert; Stephan, Andreas; … - 2012
sub-national governments. The aim of this paper is to analyze the effect of revenue decentralization on the provision of … infrastructure at the sub-national level. We estimate the effects of revenue decentralization and earmarked grant financing on the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011522639
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Status quo on fiscal decentralisation in Mongolia
Lkhagvadorj, Ariunaa - 2007
revenues in Mongolia are urgently needed. -- Fiscal decentralisation ; fiscal federalism ; intergovernmental relations ; local …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003779609
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Does Fiscal Decentralisation Foster Regional Investment in Productive Infrastructure?
Kappeler, Andreas - 2012
The aim of this paper is to analyze the effect of revenue decentralization on the provision of infrastructure at the … sub-national level. We estimate the effects of revenue decentralization and earmarked grant financing on the level of sub … of the theory on fiscal federalism. We find that it is sub-national infrastructure investment that increases after …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013107059
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Funding the Canadian City
Tedds, Lindsay M. - 2019
This collection of papers by leading experts, emerging scholars, and policy makers in the field of municipal taxation and finance sets out the financial challenges facing municipalities in Canada today and examines various practical means of navigating these challenges
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012859706
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Österreichs Gemeinden im Kontext der Covid-19-Krise : Finanzausgleich bei steigenden Investitionsbedarfen und sinkenden Einnahmen
Heimberger, Philipp - 2022
Diese Studie diskutiert die Rolle der österreichischen Gemeinden im Hinblick auf Bildung, Pflege und Klima vor dem Hintergrund der Einnahmen- und Ausgabenentwicklung und des Finanzausgleichs. Die Covid-19-Krise wirkt sich negativ auf die Gemeindefinanzen aus, die Steuerreform verursacht...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012813291
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Dynamic De/Centralization in Switzerland, 1848-2010
Dardanelli, Paolo - 2017
Part of the project Why Centralization and Decentralization in Federations?, this article studies dynamic de/centralization …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012945722
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State Fiscal Adjustment During Times of Stress : Possible Causes of the Severity and Composition of Budget Cuts
Clemens, Jeffrey P. - 2012
Efforts to maintain balanced budgets, driven in part by formal requirements, lead to substantial pro-cyclicality in states' capital investments, transfers to local governments, and spending in areas like education and transportation. Extensive reliance on relatively volatile revenue sources...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013098483
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Improving service delivery through decentralization : a challenge for Asia
Brosio, Giorgio - 2014
This paper assesses how decentralization can contribute, if proper political and fiscal institutions are present, to … improving service delivery in Asia. In other words, decentralization is an opportunity and a challenge at the same time. The … issues leading to "partial decentralization" that is common to most models. Consideration is also given to the emerging …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010336939