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We examine the impact of decentralized public policy in the form of intergovernmental fiscal transfers on local election outcomes –the probability of reelection. We assemble a new and unique dataset recording every local executive election in the period
Sebastián Freille, Marcelo Capello
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Municipal Finance in Poland, the Slovak Republic, the Czech Republic and Hungary: Institutional Framework and Recent Development [PDF]
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
Rüdiger Parsche, Chang Woon Nam
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Ripples in a Rising Tide: Why Some EU Regions Receive More Structural Funds Than Others Do. CES Working Paper, no. 157, 2008 [PDF]
We investigate the distribution of European Union (EU) Structural Funds across EU regions. We draw from literature concerning the political economy of national intergovernmental grants, and regarding the EU’s two-tiered bargaining process.
Bodenstein, Thilo,, Kemmerling, Achim.
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Evaluating fiscal equalization in Indonesia [PDF]
This paper presents a methodology to evaluate fiscal decentralization focusing on the potential mis-targeting of intergovernmental fiscal equalization transfers.
Suharnoko Sjahrir, Bambang +3 more
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The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of intergovernmental transfers fund and the region's autonomy in financing public welfare at local government (municipal and districts) in West Java.
Nugraha Nugraha, Tia Amelia
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EFFICIENCY FINANCIAL RESOURCES IN VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
The purpose of writing is to research and analyze the effectiveness of financial resources in vocational education in Ukraine and develop practical recommendations for their improvement.
Nataliia Kovernuk
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Central Government Transfers and Regional Convergence in Portugal [PDF]
Over the last decades, the Portuguese economy exhibited an outstanding growth performance. This period of fast economic growth allowed the country to consistently reduce its income gap with respect to the EU average. In spite of this, regions in Portugal
Marta Ferreira Dias, Ricardo Silva
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Autonomy or Independence: Intergovernmental Financial Relations in Eleven Countries
© 2005 IIGR, Queen's UniversityThis study compares intergovernmental financial arrangements in eleven countries. Five are mature federations (the United States, Switzerland, Canada, Australia and Germany), four are transitional federations (Brazil ...
Watts, Ronald L.
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Local government finance in Ireland: The four pillars of fiscal decentralisation
This article outlines Ireland’s system of local government finance using a conceptual framework drawn from the fiscal federalism and municipal finance literature.
Turley Gerard
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Multilevel Fiscal Governance in a Balanced Policy Environment [PDF]
The most desirable system of allocations should avoid effi ciency losses, resulting from either fi nancial dependency, or subnational fi scal operations by striking a balance between fi scal autonomy and reliance on federal transfers of SNGs.fiscal ...
Sharma, Chanchal Kumar
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