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Enhancing the Effectiveness of Public Spending in Switzerland

Joumard, Isabelle - 2002

Switzerland is a highly decentralised country with large spending and revenue-raising powers devolved to cantons and municipalities. The federal system, in combination with an extensive use of direct democracy, has contributed to keep public spending at a relatively low level in international...

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Getting the Most Out of Public Sector Decentralisation in Japan

Joumard, Isabelle - 2005

Revamping fiscal relations across levels of government is of paramount importance in supporting fiscal consolidation and public sector effectiveness. This paper analyses a number of problems, including regulations that limit local governments’ ability to innovate and respond to local...

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Getting the Most Out of Public Sector Decentralisation in Mexico

Joumard, Isabelle - 2005

Enhanced autonomy of sub-national governments has spurred innovative management. Spending assignments across levels of government, however, often overlap and/or are not yet fully understood by most citizens. Sub-national governments’ accountability is further reduced by the heavy reliance on...

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Getting the Most Out of Public Sector Decentralisation in Spain

Joumard, Isabelle - 2005

In about two decades, Spain was transformed from one of the most centralised countries to one of the most decentralised. Spending functions were devolved rapidly. The regions have exercised their discretionary powers quite extensively and innovative policies have been implemented. But devolution...

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Fiscal decentralization and food production : evidence from Province-Managing-County reform in China

Ma, Hongqi; Qin, Cong; Zou, Jingxian; Zhang, Wei - In: China economic review 90 (2025), pp. 1-19

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Fiscal Policy in India : Past Reforms and Future Challenges

Herd, Richard - 2008

spending, the tax system and fiscal federalism. It describes reforms over the past decades which, as part of the overall … within India so that goods can move between states without border controls. Finally, on fiscal federalism it finds that India … bodies and delivered through the annual budget. While overall, India´s fiscal federalism has worked well moving resources …

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Regional inequalities, fiscal decentralization and government quality

Kyriacou, Andreas P.; Muinelo-Gallo, Leonel; Roca … - In: Regional studies 51 (2017) 6, pp. 945-957

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Measurement of vertical fiscal imbalance in Germany

Kowalik, Paweł - In: Argumenta oeconomica (2016) 2, pp. 131-146

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Strengthening the Management of Public Spending in Hungary

Cekota, Jaromir - 2002

This paper analyses the Hungarian public expenditure system and develops policy-oriented recommendations for its improvement. Despite substantial progress achieved in the management of public finances over the 1990s, the level of public expenditure and taxation relative to national income has...

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Rationalising Public Expenditure in the Slovak Republic

Gönenç, Rauf - 2004

Over the past decade, public expenditure in Slovakia was characterised by substantial social transfers and high public sector wage expenses. This paper analyses the main features of Slovakia’s public expenditure system, reviews expenditure trends, and discusses recent reform initiatives. The...

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