ISBN:
9781786435309
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (viii, 501 Seiten)
Series Statement:
Studies in fiscal federalism and state-local finance
Series Statement:
Elgaronline
Series Statement:
Edward Elgar books
Series Statement:
Edward Elgar E-Book Archive
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Erscheint auch als
DDC:
352.4091724
Keywords:
Intergovernmental fiscal relations Developing countries
;
Finance, Public Developing countries
;
Local finance Developing countries
;
Decentralization in government Developing countries
;
Decentralization in government
;
Electronic books
Abstract:
Contents: Preface -- Part I Why decentralization matters -- 1. Fiscal decentralization 101 -- 2. Has decentralization worked? -- Part II Decentralizing expenditures -- 3. Expenditure assignment and management -- 4. Decentralizing and financing infrastructure -- Part III Financing local government: the key to the puzzle -- 5. Financing local and regional government -- 6. Taxing land and property -- 7. Intergovernmental transfers -- Part IV Summing up -- 8. Financing metropolitan areas -- 9. Giving decentralization a chance -- References -- Index.
Abstract:
As experience with decentralization has accumulated, perceptions of both the problems that often accompany decentralization and the best ways to deal with them have evolved. 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. There is no simple or single way to get decentralization right. To be successful, scholars of fiscal decentralization must pay close attention to the unique political, economic, and institutional context and objectives in each country. The authors focus 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. Bahl and Bird have created a valuable resource for scholars, students, and practitioners from economics, public administration and management, planning, policy analysis, and political science
DOI:
10.4337/9781786435309
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