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The impact of referendums on the centralisation of public goods provision : a political economy approach
Schnellenbach, Jan; Feld, Lars P.; Schaltegger, Christoph A. - 2007 - This version: May 2007
The paper compares decision-making on the centralisation of public goods provision in the presence of regional …. Instead, it is shown that the existence of rent extraction by delegates alone suffices to make cooperative centralisation more … design under representative democracy increase the likelihood of centralisation. Direct democracy may thus be interpreted as …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003592733
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The Impact of Referendums on the Centralisation of Public Goods Provision: A Political Economy Approach
Schnellenbach, Jan; Feld, Lars; schaltegger, Christoph - 2007
The paper compares decision-making on the centralisation of public goods provision in the presence of regional …. Instead, it is shown that the existence of rent extraction by delegates alone suffices to make cooperative centralisation more … design under representative democracy increase the likelihood of centralisation. Direct democracy may thus be interpreted as …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011422153
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The Impact of Referendums on the Centralisation of Public Goods Provision: A Political Economy Approach
Schnellenbach, Jan; Feld, Lars P.; Schaltegger, Christoph A. - CESifo - 2006
The paper compares decision-making on the centralisation of public goods provision in the presence of regional …. Instead, it is shown that the existence of rent extraction by delegates alone suffices to make cooperative centralisation more … design under representative democracy increase the likelihood of centralisation. Direct democracy may thus be interpreted as …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005766139
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The impact of referendums on the centralisation of public goods provision: a political economy approach
Schnellenbach, Jan; Feld, Lars; Schaltegger, Christoph - In: Economics of Governance 11 (2010) 1, pp. 3-26
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008596109
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Development of Direct Democracy in Swiss Cantons between 1997 and 2003
Fischer, Justina AV - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
This paper describes institutions of direct democracy between 1997 and 2003 in 26 Swiss cantons (states), specifically the statutory initiative and referendum, the constitutional initiative, and the fiscal referendum. In particular, it discusses their applications, but also the legal...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005039975
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Beyond the Centre: Tracing Decentralization's Influence on Time-varying Fiscal Sustainability
Afonso, António; Alves, José; Jalles, João Tovar; … - 2024
This paper explores the nuanced relationship between fiscal decentralization and fiscal sustainability. Employing panel data analyses, it scrutinizes how decentralization influences fiscal discipline across different governmental levels. Results for 185 countries show that while tax...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014574299
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The system of revenue sharing and fiscal transfers in China
Wang, Xiao; Herd, Richard - 2013
The main features of China’s current sub-national finance arrangements date back to the 1994 tax reform. China has a multi-level government structure that shares national tax revenues through a system of tax sharing and transfers, and divides spending assignments and responsibilities. Local...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009711209
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Civic Republicanism, Public Choice Theory, and Neighborhood Councils : A New Model for Civic Engagement
Parlow, Matthew J. - 2008
This paper analyzes the lack of civic engagement in local government decision-making and the problems that result from it. I consider one explanation as viewed through public choice theory: dominant special interest groups capture local governments for their own private interests. Thus, average...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012773368
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The System of Revenue Sharing and Fiscal Transfers in China
Wang, Xiao; Herd, Richard - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2013
The main features of China’s current sub-national finance arrangements date back to the 1994 tax reform. China has a multi-level government structure that shares national tax revenues through a system of tax sharing and transfers, and divides spending assignments and responsibilities. Local...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011276970
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Beyond the centre : tracing decentralization’s influence on time-varying fiscal sustainability
Afonso, António; Alves, José; Jalles, João Tovar; … - 2024
This paper explores the nuanced relationship between fiscal decentralization and fiscal sustainability. Employing panel data analyses, it scrutinizes how decentralization influences fiscal discipline across different governmental levels. Results for 185 countries show that while tax...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014543839