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Subnational Governments' Fiscal Response to the Economic Downturn

open access: yes, 2016
The aim of this note is to present and analyze subnational fiscal trends in Russia in the context of overall slowing economic growth and falling oil prices over the last few years.
World Bank Group
core   +2 more sources

The United Nations System and the Process of Political Articulation of Local Authorities as a Global Actor

open access: yesBrazilian Political Science Review, 2008
The recent creation of United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG), an organization of local authorities of universal scope, is the culmination of the emerging process of a new political actor on the international scene. The article describes and analyses
Mónica Salomón, Javier Sánchez
doaj  

Fiscal autonomy of subnational governments and equity in healthcare resource allocation: Evidence from China. [PDF]

open access: yesFront Public Health, 2022
Yang C   +9 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Civil Society Advocacy and Climate Change in Kenya: The Question of “Local Voices” and Their “Amplification”

open access: yesEnvironmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The role of civil society organizations (CSOs) in addressing climate change is acknowledged, but engagement with questions of voice remains limited, especially in the Global South. Addressing this, this paper zooms in on (International) nongovernmental organizations ((I)NGOs) and their collaborations with domestic CSOs in the Global South on ...
Margit van Wessel, Precious Akampurira
wiley   +1 more source

Development and comparison of payment behaviour prediction models for two South African state departments

open access: yesSouth African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences, 2017
Background: No credit rating methodology currently exists for any of South Africa’s sub nationals. Aim: To develop a generic, quantitative credit rating methodology for the Department of Health and the Department of Education combined, as well as ...
Erika Fourie   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

On the Link Between Fiscal Decentralization and Public Debt in OECD Countries [PDF]

open access: yes
Excessive borrowing by subnational governments is considered to be one of the perils of fiscal decentralization. On the other hand, fiscal decentralization might ensure the scal stability of the public sector by constraining Leviathan governments.
Baskaran, Thushyanthan
core  

Nested Carbon Governance in Southeast Asia: Towards Just Nature‐Based Solutions?

open access: yesEnvironmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Nature‐based solutions (NbS) have gained prominence as an integrated approach to addressing climate change and biodiversity loss while supporting sustainable development. Yet, their implementation across Southeast Asia remains fragmented and often contested.
Helena Varkkey   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Subnational Government Bailouts in OECD Countries: Four Case Studies [PDF]

open access: yes
We present four case studies of bailouts of subnational governments in Australia, Germany, Italy and Sweden. The case studies show that bailouts can occur in a diverse set of institutions shaping the relations between central and subnational governments.
Helmut Seitz   +5 more
core  

The Role of Subnational Authorities in the Implementation of EU Directives. IHS Political Science Series No. 119, November 2009 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Studies on the role of regions in the EU policy process concentrate mainly on policy formulation and implementation of regional funds. In this article, we redress this bias by investigating the formal role of subnational authorities in the implementation
Franchino, Fabio., Borghetto, Enrico
core  

Punctuated equilibrium and subnational governments [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Punctuated equilibrium is an increasingly popular theory for explaining budgetary outcomes. To date, studies that rely on punctuated equilibrium frameworks have universally uncovered evidence of government inefficiencies in budgeting.
Epp, Derek
core   +1 more source

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