Die Notwendigkeit öffentlicher Ausgaben sollte nicht nur im Hinblick auf ihre Summe hinterfragt werden. Von Bedeutung ist auch, welche Ebene der öffentlichen Verwaltung mit der Bereitstellung und der Finanzierung öffentlicher Güter und Leistungen beauftragt ist. In dem Beitrag werden 20...

The recent process of political and economic transformation in eastern European countries has not only contributed to the decentralisation of political structure but also significantly enhanced the fiscal autonomy of municipalities belonging to these countries. Although the degree of...

The recent process of political and economic transformation in eastern European countries has not only contributed to the decentralisation of political structure but also significantly enhanced the fiscal autonomy of municipalities belonging to these countries. Although the degree of...

The recent process of political and economic transformation in eastern European countries has not only contributed to the decentralisation of political structure but also significantly enhanced the fiscal autonomy of municipalities in these countries. In this context many similar types of public...

Intergovernmental transfers can be either conditional or unconditional with regard to the autonomy of local governments in spending such financial means. Although fiscal decentralisation has recently been quite pronounced in Eastern European transition countries, the dominance of a purpose- and...

Die Studie des ifo Instituts München, die in Zusammenarbeit mit con_sens Hamburg erstellt wurde, zeigt die angespannte Situation des überörtlichen Sozialhilfeträgers im Freistaat Sachsen, dem Landeswohlfahrtsverband (LWV) auf. Ursächlich dafür sind stetig steigende Fallzahlen in der...

The recent process of political and economic transformation in eastern European countries has not only contributed to the decentralisation of political structure but also significantly enhanced the fiscal autonomy of municipalities belonging to these countries. Although the degree of...

Intergovernmental transfers can be either conditional or unconditional with regard to the autonomy of local governments in spending such financial means. Although fiscal decentralisation has recently been quite pronounced in Eastern European transition countries, the dominance of a purpose- and...

Das Ministerium für Inneres und Sport hat das ifo Institut mit der Überprüfung des kommunalten Finanzausgleichssystems beauftragt. Dabei steht das horizontale Ausgleichssystem im Vordergrund der Untersuchung. Allerdings sollten auch Fragen des vertikalen Finanzausgleichs analysiert werden. Im...