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There is considerable regional variation in incomes and poverty in the Czech Republic and gaps have grown over time. With the highest number of municipalities per head in the OECD, subnational government is very fragmented and the resulting lack of capacity at the local level reduces the quality...

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Decentralizing for a deeper democracy and a more supple state

Faguet, Jean-Paul; Fox, Ashley; Pöschl, Caroline - 2015

Well-designed decentralization can deepen democracy and strengthen the state in five key ways. Decentralizing below the … of authority" critique is mistaken; decentralization transforms the state from a simpler, brittler command structure to …

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Improving service delivery through decentralization : a challenge for Asia

Brosio, Giorgio - 2014

This paper assesses how decentralization can contribute, if proper political and fiscal institutions are present, to … improving service delivery in Asia. In other words, decentralization is an opportunity and a challenge at the same time. The … issues leading to "partial decentralization" that is common to most models. Consideration is also given to the emerging …

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Municipal finance in Poland, the Slovak Republic, the Czech Republic and Hungary : institutional framework and recent development

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The recent process of political and economic transformation in eastern European countries has not only contributed to the decentralisation of political structure but also significantly enhanced the fiscal autonomy of municipalities in these countries. In this context many similar types of public...

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Local spending, transfers, and costly tax collection

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Is fiscal decentralisation delivering on its promises? : a review of the theory and practice in developing countries

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Looking for appropriate forms of intergovernmental transfers for municipalities in transition economies

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Intergovernmental transfers can be either conditional or unconditional with regard to the autonomy of local governments in spending such financial means. Although fiscal decentralisation has recently been quite pronounced in Eastern European transition countries, the dominance of a purpose- and...

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Fiscal decentralisation and income inequality : empirical evidence from OECD countries

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Asymmetric decentralization, intergovernmental transfers, and expenditure policies of local governments

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