) provides little evidence that budget constraints at the cantonal level affect municipal finances and fiscal decentralization …

development planning with a wide range of decentralization programs. The reforms gave greater authority, political power, and …, unlike in many developing and transition countries, the decentralization program in Indonesia has not caused major political … or economic problems. However, the decentralization program was ill prepared and not carried out in a logical order for …

This paper explores the nuanced relationship between fiscal decentralization and fiscal sustainability. Employing panel … data analyses, it scrutinizes how decentralization influences fiscal discipline across different governmental levels …. Results for 185 countries show that while tax decentralization often hampers the degree of fiscal responsiveness, potentially …

This paper analyzes the relationships between the degree of decentralization of public policy and the emergence of … a mechanism of 'yardstick competition' is increasing with the degree of policy decentralization. From an empirical …

(v) decentralization is composed of distinct, separable components, the sequencing of which is important. Lastly, (vi …

development planning with a wide range of decentralization programs. The reforms gave greater authority, political power, and …, unlike in many developing and transition countries, the decentralization program in Indonesia has not caused major political … or economic problems. However, the decentralization program was ill prepared and not carried out in a logical order for …

economic growth under fiscal decentralization policy in the context of China’s experience, using panel data for 28 provinces … that fiscal decentralization could improve regional growth in China. Finally, this paper finds that the use of extra …