This paper investigates the relationship between public sector employment and fiscal decentralization. We develop a theoretical framework modeling the interactions between the central and subnational executives regarding the level of public employment at the central and subnational government...

Outside the United States, fiscal equity is a common explicit objective for intergovernmental transfers at the central and regional levels, with transfers often having specific equalization targets. In contrast, the United States does not have a comprehensive federal transfer scheme for explicit...

Throughout the 1999–2008 growth streak, the dynamics of the economic recovery have been very uneven across Russian regions. Therefore, the determinants of regional economic growth are likely to have a strong sub-national level component. In this paper we examine the potential role played by...

This book analyzes recent local government finance reforms in Tanzania, including the introduction of a formula-based system of intergovernmental grants. Due to the scope and speed of Tanzania's local government finance reforms, the country is becoming one of the best-practice examples of fiscal...

Intro -- Contents -- Title -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Acronyms and Abbreviations -- Executive Summary -- 1. Administrative Structure -- 2. Expenditure Responsibilities -- 3. Revenue Assignments -- 4. Fiscal Imbalances and the System of Transfers -- 5. Access to Borrowing by...