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On the effects of intergovernmental grants: a survey

Lago, Manuel E.; Lago Peñas, Santiago; … - 2022

This paper offers a comprehensive and updated review of the effects of intergovernmental grants. We focus on the main … findings in the existing literature on the effects of intergovernmental grants on tax policy and choices, expenditure decisions … for an all-inclusive survey, but we aim to provide a thorough examination and update of the most salient effects of …

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Looking beyond conventional intergovernmental fiscal frameworks : principles, realities, and neglected issues

Smoke, Paul J. - 2016

Fiscal decentralization and intergovernmental fiscal relations reform have become nearly ubiquitous in developing countries. Performance, however, has often been disappointing in terms of both policy formulation and outcomes. The dynamics underlying these results have been poorly researched....

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Fiscal decentralization and efficiency of public services delivery by local governments in Ghana

Otoo, Isaac; Danquah, Michael - 2021

In this paper, we estimate the efficiency of Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Assemblies (MMDAs) in Ghana, and investigate the impact of fiscal decentralization on the efficiency of local public goods and services delivery by MMDAs. Using data from composite budgets of all 216 MMDAs, we...

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Improving subnational government development finance in emerging and developing economies : toward a strategic approach

Smoke, Paul J. - 2019

Considerable attention has been given to enhancing subnational development finance in response to the 2008 global financial crisis and recent global development agendas, including the Sustainable Development Goals, Financing for Development, and Habitat III/New Urban Agenda. Much work on this...

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Status quo on fiscal decentralisation in Mongolia

Lkhagvadorj, Ariunaa - 2007

This paper gives a review on the theoretical foundation for fiscal decentralisation and a status quo analysis of the intergovernmental relations in Mongolia. It consists of two parts. Part I briefly reviews the theories of fiscal decentralisation and its impact on the nations’ welfare...

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Frameworks for central-local government relations and fiscal sustainability

Morgan, Peter J.; Trinh, Long Q. - 2016

Sustainable and inclusive growth in emerging Asian economies requires continued high levels of public sector investment in areas such as infrastructure, education, health, and social services. These responsibilities, especially with regard to infrastructure investment, need to be devolved...

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Migration and tax yields in a devolved economy

Foreman-Peck, James S.; Zhou, Peng - 2016

Households may migrate between jurisdictions to secure preferred mixes of collectively sup-plied services and taxation. But devolution of taxes to sub-national jurisdictions could reduce expected tax revenue if some move to lower tax regimes, constraining devolved government policy. This paper...

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Fiscal decentralization and local budget deficits in Viet Nam : an empirical analysis

Morgan, Peter J.; Trinh, Long Q. - 2016

Since 1975, Viet Nam has gradually decentralized more fiscal responsibilities to local authorities. This study has two objectives: (i) to take stock of the current institutional framework for intergovernmental fiscal relations in Viet Nam, and (ii) to empirically assess the debt sustainability...

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Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations and Subnational Finances

Nazarov, Vladimir - 2012

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Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations : The Chinese System in Perspective

Arora, Vivek B. - 2006

This paper provides an overview of recent Chinese reforms to introduce a modern system of fiscal federalism that balances the need for central macroeconomic control with the economic advantages of decentralized government. Following a discussion of the rationale for decentralization, the paper...

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