Local governments are reluctant to contract out public services. This paper shows that resistance to contracting out is not at odds with efficiency. The sample includes all 135 municipalities that were distributing gas in an Italian region when a national reform ended in-house delivery....

This dissertation studies what prevents (or fosters) would-be contemporary nation-builders from building the nation and solidifying the state when challenged by criminal wars. Focusing on Mexico and Colombia -two states rampaged by ongoing criminal wars-, I study the incentives of local...

Frontmatter -- Acknowledgments / Marshall, A. H. -- Preface -- Contents -- Chapter I. Internal Organization of Local Authorities -- Chapter II. The Principles of Financial Administration -- Chapter III. The Finance Committee -- Chapter IV. The Chief Financial Officer -- Chapter V. The Chief...

Klappentext: Kommunalfinanzen reflektieren gesellschaftliche und wirtschaftliche Entwicklungen wie z.B. soziale Spaltung, Migrationsbewegungen oder Rezessionen. Die daraus resultierenden Herausforderungen können einen Kommunalhaushalt vor immense Probleme stellen. Dieses Buch ist bundesweit...