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Decentralisation and poverty reduction : a conceptual framework for the economic impact

Steiner, Susan - 2005

This paper contributes to providing insights into the impact of decentralisation on poverty. It starts out with an overview of which role decentralisation plays in strategies and policies for poverty eradication and derives economic and political impact channels. It concentrates on the economic...

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The spending power of sub-central governments : A pilot study

Bach, Steffen - 2018

This pilot study presents indicators that assess sub-central government (SCG) spending power by policy area. Traditional indicators – such as the share of SCG in total government spending – are often misleading as they underestimate the impact of central government regulation on sub-central...

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Fiscal rules for sub-central governments : Design and impact

Sutherland, Douglas - 2018

Against a background of mounting demands for spending on services provided by sub-central governments, this paper examines how fiscal rules can help to ensure that pressure on resources is minimised and available resources are used efficiently. Drawing on questionnaire responses and other...

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Fiscal Decentralisation and Deficits: International Evidence

Neyapti, Bilin - Türkiye Ekonomi Kurumu - TEK - 2003

very few studies to day have looked at its macroeconomic effects. This paper investigates the relationship between FD and …

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Is Fiscal Decentralization Conflict Abating? Routine Violence and District Level Government in Java, Indonesia.

Murshed, Mansoob; Tadjoeddin, Zulfan - Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex - 2008

Utilising a newly created data set we examine the relationship between routine/everyday violence and fiscal decentralization in 98 districts of the Indonesian island of Java. By examining possible relationships between fiscal decentralization and routine violence, this paper fills a gap in the...

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Equalization of the Budget Incomes in the Administrative-Territorial Structures

BALALIA, Nicolae; AFANASE, Constantin - In: Economics and Applied Informatics (2010) 2, pp. 185-190

The research theme is important for the local economy and financial literature on local public finance. It is known that the tax base of the territories is quite uneven and providing quality public services is impossible based on their own sources. The support for less developed local public...

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Does fiscal decentralization mitigate the adverse effects of corruption on public deficits?

Oto-Peralías, Daniel; Romero-Ávila, Diego; Usabiaga, … - In: European Journal of Political Economy 32 (2013) C, pp. 205-231

addressing the effects of corruption on public deficits through fiscal decentralization. For a sample of 31 OECD countries over … the period 1986–2010, we find that fiscal decentralization contributes to mitigating the adverse effects of corruption on … public deficits. In addition, our findings indicate diversity in the effects of fiscal decentralization, in that it appears …

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Can fiscal decentralization alleviate government consumption volatility?

Furceri, Davide; Sacchi, Agnese; Salotti, Simone - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014

literature that mainly deals with the effects of the former on government size. Using data for 97 developed and developing …

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Grant dependence, regulation and the effects of formula-based grant systems on German local governments : a data report for Saxony-Anhalt

Haug, Peter - 2013

Recent empirical studies have found - seemingly - efficiency-enhancing effects of vertical grants on local public …

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Improving the Impact of Federal Aid to the States

Mattoon, Rick - 2010

In response to recessions beginning in 1975, 2001, and 2007, the federal government provided financial aid to states with the dual goals of stabilizing state finances and stimulating the economy. The timing of fund provision and the ultimate allocation of funds were often less than optimal. The...

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