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Author : Council of Europe. Steering Committee on Local and Regional Authorities,Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of Europe
Publisher : Council of Europe
Page : 98 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1997-01-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9287132062
Author : Bernard Dafflon
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2002-01-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1782541799
'...the book contains a good deal of useful information about local government finance in Europe.' - John Fender, Local Government Studies '...I would like to thank you for publishing the great book Local Public Finance in Europe. It is a rare source of institutional information and also great insights on the subject.' - Andrey Timofeev, Georgia State University, US 'In respect of the hard budget constraint imposed by the stability pact for Maastricht...and the fact that European central governments can no longer bail out sub-federal obligations for more than 3% deficit to GNP annually and 60% debt to GDP...the volume edited by B. Dafflon is important and highly welcome.... Insofar, it represents an interesting and important milestone in the evaluation of the success of local budget rules in European countries.' - C.A. Schaltegger, Kyklos Most countries apply some form of restrictions to local government budgeting and borrowing, but in various forms and to varying degrees. These restrictions are considered necessary components of a fiscal federalism involving some sort of central government control in local affairs, a design which can be termed 'administrative federalism'. In this comprehensive book Bernard Dafflon introduces the reader to the institutional complexities of fiscal controls in European local public finance. The authors comprehensively explore the issues of government budgeting and borrowing, with the ultimate aim of understanding how mechanisms of fiscal discipline are established and function. Ten European countries are scrutinised on the basis of ten key issues including local budgetary policy-making, the policy effects of local budget deficits and public debt, the rules of amortisation and debt instalment, whether extensive fiscal controls promote budget accountability and discipline, and how the Maastricht criteria concerning deficit and debt can be implemented. They go on to highlight the complicated mix of rules, administrative routines and co-operative arrangements through which each country implements their individual budget controls. Although these arrangements have been successful in avoiding serious fiscal imbalance in the last twenty years, the authors argue that their impact on the broader goals of the government sector remains a more contentious question. This book offers a broad understanding of the rich institutional variations and elaborate fiscal designs in Europe from a comparative perspective. It will be welcomed by political scientists, public sector managers and economists, and scholars, practitioners and advanced students of public policy and fiscal studies.
Author : Richard Batley,John Gibson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2014-01-14
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781135235345
First Published in 1993. This is the second of two collections devoted to the question of local government in Europe. This volume deals with the financing of local (including, where applicable, state, provincial, and regional) governments in western Europe. The eight sections bring together an unusually large number of country studies in one volume: France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, The Netherlands, four Nordic countries - Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden, - and Spain, as well as a comprehensive survey of grant systems in western Europe. The studies reflect the diversity of both the inherited finance systems and, despite a general trend of greater fiscal pressure in the 1980s, some diversity of the changes in the levels of financial discretion between countries.
Author : Željko Šević
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Local finance
ISBN : 1843766582
This book explores the system of financing local governments in selected countries of Central and Eastern Europe. Using evidence from the last two decades, the authors, experts on their particular countries, describe the development of the current local government finance system in each nation, and the major challenges and policy options they face. The contributions in this book provide comprehensive coverage of a transitional Europe that encompasses both modern local public finance theory and specific applications in the target countries. The book is a recommended read not only for students of local government and local public finance, but also practitioners and all those who have to deal with the accountability and financial issues at local government level in Central and Eastern Europe.
Author : René Geissler,Gerhard Hammerschmid,Christian Raffer
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2021-04-20
Category : Law
ISBN : 9783030674663
This book is based upon a comparative public administration research project, initiated by the Hertie School of Governance (Germany) and the Bertelsmann Foundation (Germany) and supported by a network of researchers from many EU countries. It analyzes both the regimes and the practices of local fiscal regulation in 21 European countries. The book brings together key findings of this research project. The regulatory discussion is not limited to the prominent issue of fiscal rules but focuses on every component of regulation. Beyond this, the book covers affiliated topics such as the impact of regulation for local governments, evolution of regulation, administrative costs and crisis prevention. The various book chapters throughout provide a broad picture of local public finance regulation in theory and in practice, using different theoretical and national lenses for the analysis. Furthermore, the authors investigate the effects of budgetary constraints and higher-level regulatory efforts on local governments and on democracy and public services in every European country. This book fills a gap with respect to the lack of discussion on local government finance from an international, comparative perspective and, in particular, the regulation of local public finance. With its mix of authors, this book will be useful for practitioners as well as for scholars and for theory-driven research.
Author : Kenneth Newton
Publisher : Sage Publications (CA)
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UCAL:B4271985
Author : Harry Kitchen,Melville McMillan,Anwar Shah
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 521 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2019-09-05
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783030219864
Globalization and the information revolution have highlighted the catalytic role of local governments for improving economic and social outcomes at the local level as well as growing the national economy by enhancing international competitiveness. This comprehensive account of local public finance and economics brings together principles and better practices for improving quality and access of local public services provision. The volume covers assignment of responsibilities; jurisdictional design; local service delivery; local regulation; local self-financing options such as income, sales, property and environmental taxation, user charges and fees; infrastructure finance options; and higher order government financing of local governments. The treatment is non-technical and suitable for a wide variety of audiences including scholars, instructors, students, media, policy advisers and practitioners.
Author : Council of Europe. Local and Regional Finance Working Party
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 90 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Local finance
ISBN : UVA:X030345006
Author : Laurence James Sharpe
Publisher : Sage Publications (CA)
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UCAL:B4277587
In Denmark and Norway public resistance to the growth of taxation of any kind has become the basis for new political parties. Yet in many countries, local governments cannot meet their expenditure from their own taxes. This supposed crisis of local finance is the focus for this group research effort.--Book jacket.
Author : Laura Castellucci,Council of Europe. Steering Committee on Local and Regional Authorities
Publisher : Council of Europe
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2000-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9287144575
Author : Giancarlo Pola,George France,Rosella Levaggi
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105018330808
This volume examines key issues for economists interested in local government and, in particular, the functioning of institutions at regional and local levels. Adopting a multilateral approach to theory and policy, it stresses the need for real devolution and greater local accountability.
Author : Carlos Nunes Silva,Ján Bu?ek
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2016-04-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317134916
Following the financial crisis and subsequent impacts of economic slowdown and austerity, the emergence of new local governance models and innovation is a very timely issue. The same goes for identifying new types of funding schemes and fiscal models prompted by austerity with the reduction in financial resources for local governments. This book offers a broad perspective on some of the organizational and financial problems faced by cities and local governments across Europe and analyses the reactions and reforms implemented to address current economic and public finance conditions. The geographical coverage of the case studies, multidisciplinary background of the contributing authors and focus on a multiplicity of issues and challenges that confront local governments, not just financial issues as is often the case, means this book is relevant to a wide readership. The book is written for post-graduate students, advanced undergraduates, and researchers in the multidisciplinary field of local government studies (Public Administration, Geography, Political Science, Law, Economy and Sociology), as well as practitioners working in local government institutions.
Author : Željko Šević
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 490 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Local finance / Europe, Central
ISBN : 1782543015
Author : Peter John
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2001-12-20
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0761956379
`Its strength lies in combining theoretical insights with an impressive range of empirical material. The analysis is subtle and multi-layered.... This is a timely and important book' - Political Studies `Local governance have gained massive attention among scholars and practitioners during the past several years. Peter John's book fills a void in the literature by tracing the historical roots of local governance and by placing his findings in a comparative perspective' - Professor Jon Pierre, University of Gothenburg, Sweden `Peter John has produced a fascinating and stimulating book in which he assesses current developments in urban politics and local government in Europe and suggests how these changes are leading to different patterns of sub-national territorial politics in the EU today. What he has to say is of important interest to all students of local government; comparative politics and of territorial politics more generally' - Michael Goldsmith, University of Salford `this book offers a fascinating comparative analysis... themes such as New Public Management, globalisation, regionalism and privatisation will be relevant to numerous courses in government, politics, public administration and public policy' - West European Politics This text provides a comprehensive introduction to local government and urban politics in contemporary Western Europe. It is the first book to map and explain the change in local political systems and to place these in comparative context. The book introduces students to the traditional structures and institutions of local government and shows how these have been transformed in response to increased economic and political competition, new ideas, institutional reform and the Europeanization of public policy. At the book's core is the perceived transition from local government to local governance. The book traces this key development thematically across a wide range of West European states including: Belgium, France, Greece, Italy, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain and the United Kingdom.
Author : Steering Committee on Local and Regional Democracy
Publisher : Council of Europe
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2002-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9287149585
Local authorities in financial difficulty present a number of challenges for the central government, such as determining how deserving cases can be distinguished from unworthy ones or cases of abuse, whether financial aid or other assistance should be given, and how central government can help local authorities avoid getting into financial trouble. This report by the Steering Committee on Local and Regional Democracy (CDLR) considers these issues in terms of Council of Europe member states. It contains a number of case studies of central assistance to local authorities and seeks to analyse why local authorities are in financial difficulty and how the problem is being dealt with in practice.