This book analyzes the architecture of fiscal decentralization in one hundred and ten countries as well as in major metropolitan areas. In the majority of these countries, local authorities are taking on more and more responsibilities for public investment and the provision of services that are...

This book, compiled from the 2nd Global Report of United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) on Decentralization and Local Democracy, analyzes the architecture of fiscal decentralization in one hundred and ten countries as well as in major metropolitan areas. In the majority of these countries,...

Das Finanzsystem des kommunalen Sektors in Deutschland zeigt in ansteigendem Maße Schwächen bei der Sicherstellung der Stabilität und einer ausreichenden Höhe der Einnahmebasis zur Deckung der entsprechenden Ausgaben auf. Schwankungsanfällige Einnahmen stehen stetigen und anwachsenden...