Fiscal Decentralization

Author : Roy Bahl,Richard M. Bird
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2018-03-30
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781786435309

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Fiscal Decentralization and Local Finance in Developing Countries by Roy Bahl,Richard M. Bird Pdf

This book draws on experiences in developing countries to bridge the gap between the conventional textbook treatment of fiscal decentralization and the actual practice of subnational government finance. The extensive literature about the theory and practice is surveyed and longstanding problems and new questions are addressed. It focuses on the key choices that must be made in decentralizing, on how economic and political factors shape the choices that countries make, and on how, by paying more attention to the need for a more comprehensive approach and the critical connections between different components of decentralization reform, everyone involved might get more for their money.

Author : Michal Plaček,František Ochrana,Milan Jan Půček,Juraj Nemec
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2020-05-05
Category : Law
ISBN : 9783030467586

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Fiscal Decentralization Reforms by Michal Plaček,František Ochrana,Milan Jan Půček,Juraj Nemec Pdf

This book examines the impacts of fiscal decentralization reforms on the efficiency of local governments in Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries. By offering a comparative perspective and by applying econometric methods and regression models, it analyses various reform trajectories and their effects on individual CEE countries. Furthermore, the book discusses input and output indicators for evaluating the efficiency of municipalities. Readers will learn about the common features of these countries, the impact of path dependence, and future prospects for decentralization reforms. In closing, the book discusses modern management and administration methods, opportunities for cooperation between municipalities, co-creative service delivery, and other measures that could improve the efficiency of public service provision.

Author : Jonathan Rodden,Gunnar S. Eskeland,Jennie Ilene Litvack
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 502 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0262182297

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Fiscal Decentralization and the Challenge of Hard Budget Constraints by Jonathan Rodden,Gunnar S. Eskeland,Jennie Ilene Litvack Pdf

A multi-country study of the conditions under which decentralized countries might ensure fiscal discipline.

Author : Ehtisham Ahmad,Vito Tanzi
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2003-08-27
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781134472956

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Managing Fiscal Decentralization by Ehtisham Ahmad,Vito Tanzi Pdf

The growth of interest in fiscal decentralization has meant that there has been something of a rush to enshrine this in policy - The World Bank has reported that about seventy countries see this as a major part of their development strategy. This book critically examines the case for decentralization. This collection of contributions comes from a worldwide team of experts, including Albert Breton, Piero Giarda and Anwar Shah.

Author : Peter Friedrich
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 3830507208

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Fiscal Decentralization by Peter Friedrich Pdf

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2021-12-20
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264912953

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Fiscal Federalism 2022 Making Decentralisation Work by OECD Pdf

Fiscal Federalism 2022 surveys recent trends and policies in intergovernmental fiscal relations and subnational government. Accessible and easy-to-read chapters provide insight into: good practices in fiscal federalism; the design of fiscal equalisation systems; measuring subnational tax and spending autonomy; promoting public sector performance across levels of government; digitalisation challenges and opportunities; the role of subnational accounting and insolvency frameworks; funding and financing of local government public investment; and early lessons from the COVID-19 crisis for intergovernmental fiscal relations.

Author : V N Alok
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 545 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2021-07-30
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789811622038

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Fiscal Decentralization in India by V N Alok Pdf

This book presents an in-depth analysis of key recommendations of the consecutive state finance commissions (SFCs) across states of India in the local and national perspective. It reviews the working of SFCs and their critical role in strengthening local governments, both Panchayats and municipalities in the various states. The volume attempts to identify some of the emerging issues related to the efficacy of SFC in fiscal decentralization. It appraises nearly eighty SFC reports and actions taken thereon by the respective State Governments with contextual analysis.

Author : Laura von Daniels
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 221 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2016-03-25
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781783475957

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Fiscal Decentralization and Budget Control by Laura von Daniels Pdf

How can governments control spending pressure from influential groups, often representing powerful regional interests? This book is concerned with institutional solutions that allow modern nation states to balance historically grown cultural, political and economic diversity. Laura von Daniels combines different literatures in economics and political science, and draws on interviews with former government leaders, and country experts from international organizations. She applies this research to topics such as fiscal institutions and budget balances, presenting a critical review of different institutional approaches to resolving fiscal imbalances and public indebtedness. Students and scholars of various disciplines, including politics, public and social policy, economics and business will find the discussions and detailed description of institutional reforms in emerging market nations to be of use to their research. It will also be of interest to practitioners working on fiscal decentralization and budget control.

Author : Anwar Shah
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Decentralization in government
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Fiscal Decentralization in Developing and Transition Economies by Anwar Shah Pdf

Author : Robert D. Ebel,Serdar Yilmaz
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Central-local government relations
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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On the Measurement and Impact of Fiscal Decentralization by Robert D. Ebel,Serdar Yilmaz Pdf

Author : Anwar Shah
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 55 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Federal government
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Fiscal Decentralization and Fiscal Performance by Anwar Shah Pdf

Fiscal rules binding on all levels can help sustain political commitment in countries having coalitions or fragmented regimes in power. Coordinating institutions help in the use of moral suasion to encourage a coordinated response. Industrial countries' experiences also show that unilaterally imposed federal controls and constraints on subnational governments typically do not work. Instead, societal norms based on fiscal conservatism such as the Swiss referenda and political activism of the electorate play important roles. Ultimately capital markets and bond-rating agencies provide more effective discipline on fiscal policy. In this context, it is important not to backstop state and local debt and not to allow ownership of the banks by any level of government. Transparency of the budgetary process and institutions, accountability to the electorate, and general availability of comparative data encourages fiscal discipline.

Author : Richard Miller Bird
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 451 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2014-05-14
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781781007617

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Fiscal fragmentation in decentralized countries by Richard Miller Bird Pdf

Most countries, developed and developing, are fiscally decentralized with regional and local governments of varying importance. In many of these countries, some of these sub-national governments differ substantially from others in terms of wealth, ethnic, religious, or linguistic composition. This book considers how fiscal arrangements may strengthen or weaken national solidarity and the effectiveness with which public services are provided. In particular, the nation's ability to cope with changes created by decentralization is explored.

Author : Ms.Annalisa Fedelino
Publisher : International Monetary Fund
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2010-10-06
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781589069855

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Making Fiscal Decentralization Work by Ms.Annalisa Fedelino Pdf

The question of what makes fiscal decentralization work is faced by many policymakers around the world. This book draws on both the relevant literature and policy and technical advice provided by the IMF to a wide range of member countries, and discusses the key factors that help make decentralization sustainable, efficient, and equitable from a macroeconomic perspective. It focuses on institutional reforms (in the revenue and expenditure assignments to different levels of government, the design of intergovernmental transfers, and public financial management systems) that are suited to different countries circumstances, and their appropriate sequencing.

Author : Jeff Huther,Anwar Shah
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 37 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Decentralization in government
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Applying a Simple Measure of Good Governance to the Debate on Fiscal Decentralization by Jeff Huther,Anwar Shah Pdf

March 1998 Applying an index for the quality of governance reveals a surprisingly strong positive correlation between fiscal decentralization and quality of governance. Debates about the appropriate role, policies, and institutions of the state are often hampered by the lack of a definition for good government. To provide a quantifiable measure of good government, Huther and Shah develop an index for the quality of governance for a sample of 80 countries. They apply the index to the debate on the appropriate level of fiscal decentralization. In measuring the quality of governance, the authors develop indices for the government's ability to: * Ensure political transparency and a voice for all citizens (the citizen participation index measures political freedom and political stability). * Provide effective public services efficiently (the government orientation index measures judicial and bureaucratic efficiency and the absence of corruption). * Promote the health and well-being of its citizens (the social development index measures human development and equitable distribution of income). * Create a favorable climate for stable economic growth (the economic management index measures outward orientation, independence of the central bank, and an inverted debt-to-GDP ratio). In relating the index of governance quality to degree of fiscal decentralization for the 80 countries, Huther and Shah are not surprised to find a positive relationship between fiscal decentralization and quality of governance. But the strength of the correlation is surprising. This paper-a product of Country Evaluation and Regional Relations Division, Operations Evaluation Department-is part of a larger effort in the department to examine the role of the authorizing environment in public sector performance.

Author : Marcelo Giugale,Steven Benjamin Webb
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2000-01-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0821347322

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Achievements and Challenges of Fiscal Decentralization by Marcelo Giugale,Steven Benjamin Webb Pdf

The three forces of democratization, decentralization, and development have swept the world over the last decade and redrawn the maps of politics, power, and prosperity. Modern Mexico has been fully engaged in the trio, making it a rich case study. In recent years, enhanced political competition has redistributed decisionmaking across all levels of government, making the government more accountable to the average citizen. It has also given subnational governments a renewed role as economic agents. The taxation, spending, borrowing, and institutions of Mexican states and municipalities are now increasingly under the rigor of market discipline. The combined, closer scrutiny of voters and financiers is creating a new incentive framework for policymakers-a framework where necessary reforms become both inescapable and, more importantly, a perceived source of potential reward. This book is the product of the analytical work of a large number of experts, Mexican and foreign. In the book, the experts document Mexico's decentralization experience; conceptualize its main trends, policies, and options; and bring it into the light of international comparison. They distill critical lessons and challenges that are of relevance for Mexico, for Latin America and, generally, for countries that are embarking on far reaching decentralization efforts. This renders the volume a major contribution to our knowledge and thinking in this area; and a timely one, since decentralization is an irreversible process that is likely to continue occupying policymakers for years to come.