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You Get What You Pay For: How Nordic Cities Are Financed
Lotz, Jorgen - Institute of Municipal Finance and Governance (IMFG), … - 2012
The Nordic countries are small, unitary, and have largely homogeneous populations. Municipalities are the most important agents in the decentralized public sector and the middle tier (the county level) is losing importance. The expenditure of Nordic local authorities exceeds that in Canada by 10...
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Federalism and economic development in India: An assessment
Singh, Nirvikar; Srinivasan, T.N. - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2006
This paper examines India’s federal system in the context of prospects for India’s future economic growth and development. After a brief review of India’s recent policy reforms and economic development outcomes, and of the country’s federal institutions, the analysis focuses on the major...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005787082
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EXPERIENCES AND TENDENCIES TO DECENTRALIZE THE CAPABILITIES OF THE ECONOMIC POLICY AT THE EUROPEAN UNION LEVEL
Anca, Dodescu - In: Annals of Faculty of Economics 1 (2011) special, pp. 47-61
the comparative analysis of the decentralisation systems of several Member States of European Union, respectively on the … policy at the European Union level, is to identify the regional implications of the interconnection of decentralization … roles of the state from a regional perspective, the analysis, on one side, of the decentralization of economic policy …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009366188
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Fiscal federalism and decentralization in India
Singh, Nirvikar - 2007
This paper surveys the state of fiscal federalism in India, in the broader context of decentralization. We begin with … services such as water, sanitation, education and health care, and the impacts of decentralization on service quality and the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010322717
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The dynamics of reform of India's federal system
Singh, Nirvikar - 2007
This paper analyzes the process of reform of India's federal system, with a focus on fiscal federalism. We first summarize the basic features of, and recent reforms in intergovernmental relations, including the role of political institutions, assignments of expenditure responsibility and revenue...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010322727
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Fiscal decentralization in China and India: Competitive, cooperative or market preserving federalism?
Singh, Nirvikar - 2007
This paper provides a comparative assessment of fiscal decentralization in China and India, including the standard …, despite decentralizing reforms. The implications of differences in decentralization for fiscal outcomes and economic growth … decentralization. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010322728
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Fiscal decentralization in China and India: Competitive, cooperative or market preserving federalism?
Singh, Nirvikar - 2007
This paper provides a comparative assessment of fiscal decentralization in China and India, including the standard … decentralizing reforms. The implications of ferences in decentralization for fiscal outcomes and economic growth are discussed. The …, is discussed, in attempting to abstract from the two cases to more general lessons for fiscal decentralization. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010285340
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Fiscal federalism and decentralization in India
Singh, Nirvikar - 2007
This paper surveys the state of fiscal federalism in India, in the broader context of decentralization. We begin with … services such as water, sanitation, education and health care, and the impacts of decentralization on service quality and the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010285343
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Decentralization and Public Delivery of Health Care Services in India
Singh, Nirvikar - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008
This paper examines delivery of public health care services in India, in the broader context of decentralization. It … recent policy proposals on the public provision of health care, in the context of decentralization. Finally, it makes …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005790360
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The Dynamics of Reform of India’s Federal System
Singh, Nirvikar - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2007
This paper analyzes the process of reform of India’s federal system, with a focus on fiscal federalism. We first summarize the basic features of, and recent reforms in intergovernmental relations, including the role of political institutions, assignments of expenditure responsibility and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005790446