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Designing Sound Fiscal Relations Across Government Levels in Decentralized Countries
Boadway, Robin - 2019
decentralization systems by examining the sequencing and economic principles underlying revenue and expenditure assignments, the use of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012895109
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Digitalisation challenges and opportunities for subnational governments
Mello, Luiz R. de; Ter-Minassian, Teresa - 2020
The world economy and societies are going through a digital transformation that goes well beyond computerisation and use of information and telecommunications technologies. This transformation is creating opportunities and challenges for all levels of government in the areas of tax and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012257910
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Federalism and public health decentralisation in the time of COVID-19
De Biase, Pietrangelo; Dougherty, Sean M. - 2021
The Coronavirus pandemic has put extreme pressure on public health services, often delivered at the local and regional levels of government. The paper focuses on how countries made changes to the configuration of federalism during the first wave of the pandemic. These changes typically have...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012425282
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Incentive effects of fiscal federalism : evidence for France
Siliverstovs, Boriss; Thießen, Ulrich - In: Cogent economics & finance 3 (2015) 1, pp. 1-15
This paper provides an empirical analysis on the question whether equalization payments across regions and transfers from the central government stimulate regional growth or impede it. Using a panel of 22 French regions from 2002 to 2008, we find that regional economic growth is positively...
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Economic crisis and fiscal federalism in Italy
Ambrosanio, Maria Flavia; Balduzzi, Paolo; Bordignon, … - 2014
For almost two decades, starting from the early ‘90s, Italy experienced the strongest wave of decentralization reforms … situation of "fiscal federalism" in Italy before the crisis, summarizing the decentralization process in the ‘90s, its …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011774315
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003779609
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Frameworks for central-local government relations and fiscal sustainability
Morgan, Peter J.; Trinh, Long Q. - 2016
stability and sustainability at both the central and local government levels. Based upon the evidence on the decentralization …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011561683
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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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011561696
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011561785
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Regional health care decentralization in unitary states : equal spending, equal satisfaction?
Costa-Font, Joan; Turati, Gilberto - 2016
Does regional decentralization threaten the commitment to regional equality in government outcomes? We attempt to shed … health system decentralization: Italy and Spain. We estimate, decompose, and run counterfactual analysis of regional … health care decentralization in both countries. We find no evidence of increase in regional inequalities in outcomes and …
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