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A practitioner's guide to intergovernmental fiscal transfers [PDF]
Intergovernmental fiscal transfers are a dominant feature of subnational finance in most countries. They are used to ensure that revenues roughly match the expenditure needs of various orders (levels) of subnational governments.
Shah, Anwar
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Applications in Plant Sciences, EarlyView.Abstract Premise Road verges function as refuges for semi‐natural species, but they can also facilitate the spread of non‐native plants such as Lupinus polyphyllus. Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)–based remote sensing is a promising tool for mapping these species; however, its application in roadside contexts remains limited.
Elin L. Blomqvist +3 more
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Looking for Appropriate Forms of Intergovernmental Transfers for Municipalities in Transition Economies [PDF]
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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Federal Intergovernmental Transfers and the Level of Intraregional Fiscal Decentralization in Russia [PDF]
Финансовый журнал, 2019 The article discusses the federal tools to expand the relative (to the regional level) financial capacity of local budgets in Russia’s budgetary system.
Evgeny N. Timushev
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Knowing education in Thailand like a global expert organisation: Politics, context and data
British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Global expert organisations play increasingly significant roles in the way that education is understood and governed internationally, including by influencing the discourses through which education is conceptualised and shaping norms of what counts as success, failure, progress and the most desirable visions for the future.
Steve Puttick +6 more
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Fiscal Decentralisation in Lesotho: A Closer Look at Intergovernmental Fiscal Transfers
African Journal of Governance and DevelopmentThe concept of fiscal decentralisation is explained to be central to all models of decentralisation of public services to subnational governments. Fiscal decentralisation is generally referred to as the transfer of budget powers in terms of revenue and ...
TJ MOHAPI , VT SAMBO
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Compensation for environmental services and intergovernmental fiscal transfers : the case of India
, 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, Managi, Shunsuke
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Firms are increasingly looking into carbon dioxide removal (CDR), a set of options to take past emissions of greenhouse gases out of the atmosphere. Often two basic categories of CDR are distinguished: nature‐based solutions, such as planting trees or restoring wetlands, and technology‐based solutions, such as various forms of carbon capture ...
Sabrina Mili +3 more
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Interbudget transferts as a tool for regulating of socio-economic development of the regions
Путеводитель предпринимателя, 2020 A significant differentiation of regions in terms of socio-economic development indicates the need to develop effective policies in the provision of intergovernmental transfers to constituent entities ofthe Russian Federation, aimed at reducing socio ...
N. R. Kuznetsova
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Do High Temperatures Affect Firm Demography? Evidence From Italy
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study analyses the impact of high temperatures and heat stress on Italian firm demography during 2009–2022. Combining provincial‐firm‐level data with a high‐resolution multidecadal meteorological dataset, we investigate whether high temperatures—absolute and anomalous—affect firm entry and exit rates.
Concetta Carnevale +3 more
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