Slovakia's transition history long paralleled that of the Czech Republic, but the former adopted bold new reforms early in this decade. This article is a comparative treatment of fiscal decentralisation since 1993 and more recent reforms of public administration, the two efforts representing the...

Studies of economic transition often focus on the private sector, but successful transition also requires devolution in the public sector. This study compares fiscal decentralisation in the Czech and Slovak Republics, whose institutions began to diverge only after their 1993 'velvet divorce'....

Because retail sales taxes generate substantial revenue for many local governments, public officials contemplating differential local option tax rates must carefully assess the potential impacts of such decisions on purchasing decisions. The authors use a unique pooled time series to examine...