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Power to the people? The impact of decentralization on governance
Dreher, Axel - 2006
The paper analyzes the impact of decentralization on governance employing four indicators of governance and five … measures of decentralization. Depending on data availability, crosssections for a maximum of 129 countries are estimated …. Results for a panel of about 70 countries over the period 1984-2001 are also presented. The results show that decentralization …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010285903
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Power to the people? : The impact of decentralization on governance
Dreher, Axel - 2006
The paper analyzes the impact of decentralization on governance employing four indicators of governance and five … measures of decentralization. Depending on data availability, crosssections for a maximum of 129 countries are estimated …. Results for a panel of about 70 countries over the period 1984-2001 are also presented. The results show that decentralization …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003289307
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Power to the People? The Impact of Decentralization on Governance
Dreher, Axel - KOF Swiss Economic Institute, Department of Management, … - 2006
The paper analyzes the impact of decentralization on governance employing four indicators of governance and five … measures of decentralization. Depending on data availability, crosssections for a maximum of 129 countries are estimated …. Results for a panel of about 70 countries over the period 1984-2001 are also presented. The results show that decentralization …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005227332
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Improving the Impact of Federal Aid to the States
Mattoon, Rick - 2010
In response to recessions beginning in 1975, 2001, and 2007, the federal government provided financial aid to states with the dual goals of stabilizing state finances and stimulating the economy. The timing of fund provision and the ultimate allocation of funds were often less than optimal. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013139462
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Fiscal Imbalance? : Assessing the Revenue-Sharing Mechanisms of Bayanihan Federalism
Mendoza, Ronald U. - 2018
The release of the final draft of the Consultative Committee (Con-Com) to Review the 1987 Constitution, officially designated as “Bayanihan Federalism”, has spurred vigorous debate, with much discussion focusing on the fiscal repercussions of moving towards a federal form of government. This...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012909989
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Do Party Ties Increase Transfer Receipts in Cooperative Federalism? - Evidence from Germany
Bury, Yannick; Feld, Lars P.; Koehler, Ekkehard A. - 2021
Cooperative fiscal federalism needs a multi-level consent to decide on the allocation of intergovernmental transfers. We study how parliamentary representation of municipalities on the federal level influences the allocation of federal transfers to municipal governments under this type of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013315289
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Reforming Federal Fiscal Relations in Austria
Fuentes, Andrés - 2006
This paper reviews the fiscal relations between the three levels of government in Austria and points to the scope for reforming them with a view to improving the efficiency of the public sector. Key areas of public sector activity are subject to complex relations across the three layers of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012442965
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Making Federalism Work in Italy
Bibbee, Alexandra - 2007
Fiscal federalism can be an important complement to structural reforms and budget consolidation. Empowering sub national governments, while at the same time making them accountable to local citizens in the uses of tax money, could improve the allocation of public resources and promote catch up...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012446495
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Do party ties increase transfer receipts in cooperative federalism? - evidence from Germany
Bury, Yannick; Feld, Lars P.; Köhler, Ekkehard A. - 2020
Cooperative fiscal federalism needs a multi-level consent to decide on the allocation of intergovernmental transfers. We study how parliamentary representation of municipalities on the federal level influences the allocation of federal transfers to municipal governments under this type of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012291881
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Our Federalism Is Not Europe’s : It's Becoming Argentina’s
Greve, Michael - 2012
In some ways, a 2012 symposium on “Dilemmas of State Debt” may seem a bit behind the news curve. At the end of 2010, municipal bond markets were in a deep funk. Analysts predicted that countless municipalities and perhaps one or more of the United States might default on their debt...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014164095