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Reforming Institutions from Inside: Federalism and Inequality in Brazil

open access: yesBrasiliana: Journal for Brazilian Studies, 2015
Some authors argue that the federal system in Brazil leads to economic inequality. Nevertheless, there are federations with low levels of inequality, such as Canada, Australia and Germany. Using the Brazilian case as an example, we argue that this can be
Gabriel Cepaluni
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Debt burden, local Fiscal Decentralization and Fiscal Incentives of Regional Authorities

open access: yesФинансы: теория и практика, 2020
The author considers fiscal incentives of regional authorities in the system of federal intergovernmental relations. The aim of the study is to determine how the debt burden of Russian regions affects regional fiscal policy in the context of federal co ...
E. N. Timushev
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Structure of Federal Interbudgetary Transfers and the Relationship Between Federal and Regional Level Transfers [PDF]

open access: yesФинансовый журнал
The goal of this paper is to comprehensively characterize federal intergovernmental transfers and establish the degree of similarity between federal and intraregional transfers.
E.N. Timushev
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Fiscal Decentralization: Is There a Simultaneous Relationship Between Regional Independence and Social Welfare?

open access: yesJurnal Tata Kelola dan Akuntabilitas Keuangan Negara, 2022
Indonesia's fiscal decentralization initiative aims for two essential goals to strengthen regional financial independence and social welfare. However, intergovernmental transfers could also reduce the urgency of local governments to increase their ...
Ika Khoirunisa, Agus Sunarya Sulaeman
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Financial self-sufficiency of territorial communities in decentralization conditions: analysis and new difficulties

open access: yesAspekti Publìčnogo Upravlìnnâ, 2020
This article analyzes the current state of financial self-sufficiency of the territorial communities of Ukraine, investigates the mechanisms of forming local budgets in the context of decentralization and identifies new economic and institutional ...
Taisiiа Krushelnytska
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Reforming the Federal Fiscal Stabilization Program [PDF]

open access: yesThe School of Public Policy Publications, 2019
The federal Fiscal Stabilization Program is meant to provide financial support for provinces that suffer extraordinary declines in revenues. However, the program only provided $248 million payment to Alberta in 2015-16 in the face of a $8.8 billion ...
Bev Dahlby
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Compensation for environmental services and intergovernmental fiscal transfers : the case of India

open access: yes, 2009
This paper studies mechanisms to compensate local government for the public provision of environmental services using the theory of optimal fiscal transfers in India. Especially, we analyzed the role of intergovernmental fiscal transfers in achieving the
Kumar, Surender   +3 more
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Looking for Appropriate Forms of Intergovernmental Transfers for Municipalities in Transition Economies [PDF]

open access: yes
Intergovernmental transfers can be either conditional or unconditional with regard to the autonomy of local governments in spending such financial means.
Rüdiger Parsche, Chang Woon Nam
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Fiscal Decentralization and Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Critical Literature Survey and Perspectives for Future Research in Cameroon

open access: yesPanAfrican Journal of Governance and Development, 2022
Much literature exists on fiscal decentralization and intergovernmental fiscal relations in sub-Saharan Africa, and some of the very salient policy actions that have impacted local government development have emerged from such literature. The developing
Ndamsa D. Thomas   +2 more
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Intergovernmental fiscal transfers as pork barrel [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
This paper uses a simultaneous equations model to analyze increases in intergovernmental fiscal transfers and associated vote changes in Portuguese legislative elections.
Veiga, Linda Gonçalves   +1 more
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