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Intergovernmental fiscal transfers as pork barrel [PDF]
, 2010 This paper simultaneously analyses the determinants of intergovernmental fiscal transfers and the votes that these transfers earn in subsequent legislative elections in Portugal.
Veiga, Francisco José +1 more
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Public Administration and Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper explores how we might integrate local traditional values into a systems approach for analyzing and maximizing localization in the context of foreign aid. The paper situates localization and its operationalization in the older and broader literature on the political economy of foreign aid.
Jennifer M. Brinkerhoff
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Intergovernmental Transfers: Diversity of Terms and Russian Practice
, 2018 The terminology used in numerous publications on the theory of intergovernmental transfers differs from one researcher to another. As for papers in Russian, variations in terms is augmented by differences in their translation.
N. Golovanova
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Public Administration and Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Bringing together the literature on policy design, policy capacity and policy making in multilevel systems, this paper argues that the effectiveness of policy design in federal countries depends, ceteris paribus, on the adequacy of federal and local policy capacities.
Giliberto Capano +1 more
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Incentive effects of fiscal federalism: Evidence for France
Cogent Economics & Finance, 2015 This paper provides an empirical analysis on the question whether equalization payments across regions and transfers from the central government stimulate regional growth or impede it.
Boriss Siliverstovs, Ulrich Thiessen
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Reflections on Comparative Teaching in Public Administration
Public Administration and Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article integrates our scholarly experience of teaching comparative public administration. In doing so, we offer a unique perspective as the co‐authors carry several diverse attributes, among them their countries of origin, current country in which they are teaching, and their academic experience.
Kim Moloney +6 more
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Incumbency and Distributive Politics: Intergovernmental Transfers in Mexico
, 2017 In this article, the objective is to focus on the likelihood that politicians will rely on intergovernmental transfers to pursue political ambition. In what circumstances are incumbents more likely to rely on transfers to win votes, than to reward core ...
A. Abbott, R. Cabral, Philip Jones
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Who is local and what do they know? Braiding knowledges within carnivore management in Europe
People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Growing recognition of Indigenous Peoples and traditional local communities as stewards of biodiversity has brought to the fore the issues of knowledge and value pluralism in conservation policy and practice. Given their basis in practical and multi‐generational experience, Indigenous and local knowledges are highly relevant to managing human ...
Hanna Pettersson +6 more
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SOCIALIZATION PROBLEMS OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS IN UKRAINE
Вісник Київського національного університету імені Тараса Шевченка. Серія Економіка, 2014 In the paper the revenues of local budgets and their dependence on intergovernmental transfers during years 2009-2012 were analyzed. The tendency of finding ways to balance spending on social programs with the budget by the public authorities is revealed.
S. Rybak
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People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Tree‐planting initiatives are a crucial part of international sustainability and climate action efforts. Yet, many of these initiatives fail to achieve their long‐term sustainability and climate goals. The role of community value is an often‐overlooked factor in promoting the success of new tree plantings.
Claire L. Narraway +8 more
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