In many countries the decentralization of spending responsibilities has outpaced the decentralization of revenue powers …

similar demands or requirements for the decentralization of public services due to their vast populations and geographical …

This article analyses the relationship between decentralization and the extent of fiscal discipline in the Swiss … cantons between 1984 and 2000. From a theoretical point of view, decentralization and federalism can be associated with both … restrict public intervention. On the other hand, decentralization has been claimed to contribute to an increase of public debt …

ambitious decentralization program implemented by the authorities since the late 1990s has had mixed results in terms of …

decentralization and the potential trade-offs between decentralization and income redistribution. By contrast, it has generally put … less emphasis on the effects of decentralization on macroeconomic management, although policymakers worldwide increasingly … have to grapple with these effects. This paper examines the constraints that a high degree of decentralization can place on …

decentralization systems by examining the sequencing and economic principles underlying revenue and expenditure assignments, the use of …