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Decentralization in Colombia: searching for social equity in a bumpy economic geography
Ramírez, Juan Mauricio; Díaz, Yadira; Bedoya, Juan … - FEDESARROLLO - 2014
La descentralización en Colombia fue concebida para mejorar el acceso de la población a los servicios sociales, reducir …
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Steuerverteilung und Finanzausgleich September 2007
Gamsachurdia, Giwi - Lehrstuhl für Finanzwissenschaft, Wirtschafts- und … - 2007
This paper analyzes fundamental shortcomings in the Georgian legal bases in both the constitution and the tax code with regard to a sustainable fiscal policy. It shows that the lack of experience with sharing political powers and competences among the administrative levels create centralizing...
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Decentralization and local government performance improving public service provision in Bolivia
Faguet, Jean-Paul - In: REVISTA DE ECONOMÍA DEL ROSARIO (2000)
This paper reviews some of the more important rationales for decentralization to date, examines their theoretical … underpinning, and the goes on to describe the elements of a nwe theory of decentralization which might take us far in our … effects of decentralization in Bolivia. We find strong evidence that devolving resources and power to local government has (i …
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Features of the Regional Development and Decentralization in Romania. A Comparative Analysis of the Regions of Romania
Letiþia, Andronic Maria - In: Ovidius University Annals, Economic Sciences Series XII (2012) 1, pp. 304-309
connection between regional development, local autonomy and decentralization, mainly the administrative decentralization, as …
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Fiscal Prospects and Reforms in India
Herd, Richard; Hill, Sam; Koen, Vincent - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2011
Substantial fiscal consolidation was achieved under the aegis of the 2003 Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act. While deficits widened anew in 2008 and 2009, against the backdrop of the global financial and economic crisis, efforts to reduce them have resumed since. To ensure...
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Ration Cards in Egypt: Targeting, Leakage, and Costs
Ghoneim, Hebatallah - Faculty of Management Technology, German University - 2013
Huge public deficits set a restructuring of the subsidy system at the forefront of Egyptian public policy reforms. This generates a great tension to the government specially that a quarter of the population is living in poverty and relies on food subsidies. As a compromise, the government has...
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Las políticas y programas sociales del gobierno de Ollanta Humala desde la perspectiva de la pobreza multidimensional
Vásquez, Enrique - Departamento Académico de Economía, Universidad del … - 2013
Síntesis El gobierno de Humala se instaló en el año 2011 con el objetivo de combatir la exclusión social. ¿Hasta qué punto ello se ha logrado? Según las cifras oficiales del INEI, 450,842 personas han dejado de ser pobres entre el 2011 y 2012, pero en términos monetarios. Esto quiere...
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Tribal Population in India: Regional Dimensions & Imperatives
Paltasingh, Tattwamasi; Paliwal, Gayatri - In: Journal of Regional Development and Planning 3 (2014) 2, pp. 27-36
Scheduled Tribe (ST) population represents a heterogeneous group scattered in different regions of India. The differences are noticed in language, cultural practices, socio-economic status and pattern of livelihood. The STs are confronted with problems like forced migration, exploitation,...
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Looking across borders: a test of spatial policy interdependence using local government efficiency ratings
Geys, Benny - Abteilung "Marktprozesse und Steuerung", … - 2006
Spatial patterns in (local) government taxation and spending decisions have received a lot of scholarly attention recently. Still, the focus on taxation or expenditure levels in previous studies is incomplete. In fact, (rational) individuals are likely to consider the level of spending on (or...
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The Inverse Domino Effect: Are Economic Reforms Contagious?
Gassebner, Martin; Gaston, Noel; Lamla, Michael - KOF Swiss Economic Institute, Department of Management, … - 2008
This paper examines whether a country's economic reform are affected by reforms adopted by other countries. A simple model of economic reforms is developed to motivate the econometric work. Unsurprisingly, the model predicts that reforms are more likely when factors of production are...
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