The recent process of political and economic transformation in eastern European countries has not only contributed to the decentralisation of political structure but also significantly enhanced the fiscal autonomy of municipalities in these countries. In this context many similar types of public...

Intergovernmental transfers can be either conditional or unconditional with regard to the autonomy of local governments in spending such financial means. Although fiscal decentralisation has recently been quite pronounced in Eastern European transition countries, the dominance of a purpose- and...

Intergovernmental transfers can be either conditional or unconditional with regard to the autonomy of local governments in spending such financial means. Although fiscal decentralisation has recently been quite pronounced in Eastern European transition countries, the dominance of a purpose- and...

Die Studie des ifo Instituts München, die in Zusammenarbeit mit con_sens Hamburg erstellt wurde, zeigt die angespannte Situation des überörtlichen Sozialhilfeträgers im Freistaat Sachsen, dem Landeswohlfahrtsverband (LWV) auf. Ursächlich dafür sind stetig steigende Fallzahlen in der...

The recent process of political and economic transformation in eastern European countries has not only contributed to the decentralisation of political structure but also significantly enhanced the fiscal autonomy of municipalities belonging to these countries. Although the degree of...

Die Studie des ifo Instituts München, die in Zusammenarbeit mit con_sens Hamburg erstellt wurde, zeigt die angespannte Situation des überörtlichen Sozialhilfeträgers im Freistaat Sachsen, dem Landeswohlfahrtsverband (LWV) auf. Ursächlich dafür sind stetig steigende Fallzahlen in der...

The recent process of political and economic transformation in eastern European countries has not only contributed to the decentralisation of political structure but also significantly enhanced the fiscal autonomy of municipalities belonging to these countries. Although the degree of...

The conventional theoretical and empirical references related to the intergovernmental fiscal transfer system in Germany appear to heavily concentrate on the issues surrounding the measurement of local expenditure needs of a municipality and their coverage through the down-flow grants when the...

The recent process of political and economic transformation in Eastern European countries has not only contributed to the decentralisation of political structure but also significantly enhanced the fiscal autonomy of municipalities in these countries. In this context many similar types of public...