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Fiscal responsibility legislation and fiscal adjustment : the case of Brazilian local governments

Mello, Luiz de - 2006

"This paper discusses trends in fiscal adjustment in Brazil since the 1990s, with particular emphasis on the strengthening of institutions for fiscal policymaking, and its effect on local government finances and their ability to invest in infrastructure building and upgrading. Although fiscal...

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Strengthening local government budgeting and accountability

Schaeffer, Michael - 2008

"In many developing and middle-income countries, decentralization reforms are promoting changes in governance structures that are reshaping the relationship between local governments and citizens. The success of these decentralization reforms depends on the existence of sound public financial...

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Financing rural development for a harmonious society in China : recent reforms in public finance and their prospects

Fock, Achim - 2008

"The Government of China has placed strong emphasis on addressing problems related to agriculture, farmers, and rural society, with the development of a "new socialist countryside" designated as a top priority for the Eleventh Five-Year Plan (2006-2010). The financing of public services in rural...

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Evaluating fiscal equalization in Indonesia

Kaiser, Kai - 2006

intergovernmental fiscal equalization transfers. The approach builds on an explicit comparison and the summary measurement of different … (horizontal) allocation distributions across states or localities. Whereas formula-based fiscal transfers have the merit of being … sub-national civil servant wages as part of the base general allocation grant (DAU) transfers, raising questions about …

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A framework for evaluating alternate institutional arrangements for fiscal equalization transfers

Shah, Anwar - 2005

equalization transfers are carried out and the predictions based on the theory are compared with observed experiences in major …

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Fiscal determinants of empowerment

Raich, Uri - 2005

"Empowerment of local governments and citizens is a primary object of decentralization. Using the analytic lens of empowerment, the author explores the nature of decentralized governance and how this type of structure is likely to be more or less empowering. His primary concern is fiscal...

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Fiscal decentralization in developing and transition economies : progress, problems, and the promise

Shah, Anwar - 2004

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On the use of transparent formulae to allocate federal education transfers

Lopez Acevedo, Gladys - 2003

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Partisan politics and intergovernmental transfers in India

Khemani, Stuti - 2003

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The economic consequences of health shocks

Wagstaff, Adam - 2005

"While there is a great deal of anecdotal evidence on the economic effects of adverse health shocks, there is relatively little hard empirical evidence. The author builds on recent empirical work to explore in the context of postreform Vietnam two related issues: (1) how far household income and...

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