On the Design and Effectiveness of Targeted Expenditure Programs

This paper argues that both horizontal and intertemporal competition among recipient governments are needed in order to ensure incentives for effective utilization of targeted transfers. This has implications for budgeting frameworks and the types of information needed, that might be amenable to formal contracting between the levels of government.

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Year of publication:	2004-11-01
Authors:	Ahmad, Ehtisham ; Martinez, Leo
Institutions:	International Center for Public Policy, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University
Subject:	Expenditure Programs \| horizontal and intertemporal competition \| budgeting

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	International Center for Public Policy Working Paper Series, at AYSPS, GSU.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	16 pages
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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