Municipal Revenue Generation and Sprawl: Implications for the Calgary and Edmonton Metropolitan Regions Derived from an Extension of “Causes of Sprawl” (Technical Paper) [PDF]
The School of Public Policy Publications, 2016 There are good reasons to expect that attributes of local public finance may impact urban land use and, specifically, sprawl. A detailed and novel investigation of U.S.
Melville McMillan
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SSM: Population Health, 2022 As women in many countries still fail to give birth in facilities due to financial barriers, many see the abolition of user fees as a key step on the path towards universal coverage.
Mylene Lagarde +2 more
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SPATIAL INTERACTIONS IN LOCAL POLICY MAKING: APPLICABILITY OF TAX COMPETITION AND TAX MIMICKING CONCEPTS TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT POLICIES ON TAX RATES AND USER CHARGES FOR SERVICES IN POLAND [PDF]
Acta Geobalcanica, 2017 The main research question is how spatial proximity of other agents (neighboring municipalities) influences decision making of local politicians deciding upon user charges for local public services and rates of local taxes.
Paweł Swianiewicz
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Revista Vasca de Administración Pública, 2021 There are different financing models for the maintenance of Spanish roads, which are based either on gratuity for road users or on payment for the use of such infrastructures.
Javier Esteban Ríos
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Fees and user charges in large Polish cities
Studia Regionalne i Lokalne, 2014 The aim of this article is to identify the role of fees and user charges in the budgets of large cities (cities with county status) and policies of these entities in this regard. To achieve this goal, the article reviews the research on the importance of
Marcin Będzieszak
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Perceived Barriers to Utilizing Maternal and Neonatal Health Services in Contracted-Out Versus Government-Managed Health Facilities in the Rural Districts of Pakistan [PDF]
International Journal of Health Policy and Management, 2015 Background A number of developing countries have contracted out public health facilities to the Non-Government Organizations (NGOs) in order to improve service utilization.
Atif Riaz +2 more
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Charging for Local Social Services: the Case of Estonia
Eesti Majanduspoliitilised Väitlused, 2012 Increasing fiscal pressure has forced local governments to seek new sources of autonomous revenues for financing public services. Charging users of social services has been modest, but with an aging society and growing social costs, this option needs to ...
Katrin Pihor, Kadi Timpmann
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User Perspectives of Diet-Tracking Apps: Reviews Content Analysis and Topic Modeling
Journal of Medical Internet Research, 2021 BackgroundThe availability and use of mobile apps in health and nutrition management are increasing. Ease of access and user friendliness make diet-tracking apps an important ally in their users’ efforts to lose and manage weight.
Zečević, Mila +4 more
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Renewable Electricity Pricing Mechanism Formation Mechanism Model Prediction
Chemical Engineering Transactions, 2016 This paper mainly peak and valley electric charges price periods division and peak and valley electric charges determine optimized research established model peak and valley electric charges valley periods division and user response.
Q. Cai, L. Le
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Maintaining quality of health services after abolition of user fees: A Uganda case study
BMC Health Services Research, 2008 Background It has been argued that quality improvements that result from user charges reduce their negative impact on utilization especially of the poor.
Okuonzi Sam A +5 more
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