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This paper deals with interbudgetary relations and subnational finances in the Russian Federation. The authors focus on major trends in relations between budgets of different levels, measures taken by the federal government to mitigate the crisis impact on the regions
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The paper provides empirical analysis of the relationship between fiscal decentralisation and the quality of public services in the Russian regions. The analysis suggests that fiscal decentralisation has no significant effect on the key inputs into secondary education, such as schools,...
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The growing research on fiscal and political federalism in economics (as well as rational choice political science …
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The optimal degree of decentralization depends on the importance of inter-state externalities of local policies. We … the number influenced by local business groups. Our findings have implications for the literatures on federalism and on …
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In 2017, the budgets of subjects of the Russian Federation ran a deficit of RUB 15.5 billion, urban districts' budgets ran a deficit of RUB 29.5 billion, federal-status cities' inner-city municipalities' budgets ran a surplus of RUB 0.5 billion, municipal areas' budgets ran a deficit of RUB 5.4...
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Relatively high growth rate of regional consolidated budget revenues has been off set by even slower growth rates of the federal budget revenues, thus allowing the regional government debt to have been held under control so far. Additionally, the Russian government have used anti-crisis measures...
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This paper deals with interbudgetary relations and subnational finances in the Russian Federation. The authors focus on the issue of subnational budgets during the financial crisis of 2008. They analyze financial aid from the federal budget to regional authorities
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The paper provides empirical analysis of the relationship between fiscal decentralisation and the quality of public services in the Russian regions. The analysis suggests that fiscal decentralisation has no significant effect on the key inputs into secondary education, such as schools,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003927983
conditions and interests. Specificity of modern Russian federalism lies in the history of the formation and organization of its … territories . Introduction of federalism in a state management practices in Russia in early 1990s. occurred in the wave of … accordance with a level of the Russian economy and its spatial structure. The introduction of more democratic forms of federalism …
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The recent uprisings in the Middle East have cast doubt on the degree to which existing theories of autocracy can correctly identify which groups threaten the autocrats rule at any given time. As a result, these theories are unable to predict fundamental upheavals in established autocracies. Who...
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