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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...
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This paper describes the institutional changes that have induced a decline in the vertical fiscal imbalance (VFI) - defined as the share of sub-national own spending not financed through own revenues - in four European countries: Belgium, Italy, Norway, and Spain. The decline in VFI was achieved...
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Gemeindetypen in Deutschland -- Dezentralisierung auf kommunaler Ebene -- Effizienzanalyse kommunaler Leistungen …Annette Illy entwickelt Bewertungsmaßstäbe zur Messung von Dezentralisierung auf kommunaler Ebene und untersucht mit … aufgelöst und in Einheitsgemeinden umgewandelt. Die Analysen ergeben keine eindeutigen Vor- oder Nachteile von Dezentralisierung …
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Recent literature has emphasized that redistributive grant systems may tend to internalize fiscal externalities arising from tax competition. This paper further explores the conditions under which local grant systems enforced by the state government will enhance efficiency. A system of...
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