The form of political governance determines the structure of competition among interest groups. A politician choosing direct control of firm entry can be bribed, while regulation based on minimum requirements makes her prone to lobbying. Direct control offers exclusive benefit to the winning...

Mainstreaming integrity policies throughout a public administration is a common challenge in many countries. Brazil’s Office of the Comptroller General (CGU) has implemented a series of measures to do so, including establishing the Public Integrity System of the Federal Executive Branch...

1. Introduction -- 2. Local Tax Administration -- 3. The Practice of Real Property Taxation in the World -- 4. Municipal Budgeting and Accounting -- 5. Local Fiscal Discipline -- 6. Local Public Infrastructure and Corruption -- 7. Measuring and Monitoring Local Government Performance -- 8....

This book provides a comprehensive treatment of traditional as well as newer topics in local public, fiscal and financial management principles and practices. It covers traditional topics of local public management, local revenue administration with special emphasis on property tax...

Das Werk ist im ersten Teil Grundlagen und Querschnittsfragen der Verwaltungswissenschaft gewidmet. Zunächst stellt der Verfasser die Erkenntnisobjekte "Verwaltungswissenschaft" und "Öffentliche Verwaltung" vor. Sodann vermittelt er dem Leser Aufgaben, Kulturen, Reformen und die Kontrolle der...

Die 8. GWB-Novelle ändert den wettbewerbsrechtlichen Umgang mit der Wasserwirtschaft in die falsche Richtung. Die kartellrechtliche Missbrauchskontrolle für die öffentlich-rechtlichen Trinkwassergebühren wurde effektiv ausgeschlossen und mithin der Ausnahmebereich des GWB für die...

Performance auditing (PA) is a prominent feature of public administration in many countries and is, today, often characterised through words such as efficiency, effectiveness and economy. The PA literature, however, considers a far wider variety of characteristics to be relevant and, therefore,...

The concept of public sector accountability is attracting a great deal of attention both inside and outside the academy. Performance auditing is one of a large and growing number of mechanisms that are used to enhance accountability. Though it is an important and prominent feature of public...

The recent Federal Communications Commission rule making for low power FM radio has been widely reported as an instance where Congress sharply rebuked the Commission for enacting rules too favorable to entrants. Because rival policy optima are quantifiable in this case, the preferences of...

The controversy within the United States over Chinese exchange rate policy has generated a series of legislative proposals to restrict the discretion of the Treasury Department in determining currency manipulation and to reform the department's accountability to Congress. This paper reviews...

Der vorliegende Beitrag beschäftigt sich mit der Frage der parlamentarischen Kontrolle der Exekutive in 22 westlichen Demokratien. Ausgehend von der Principal-Agent-Theorie zielt er darauf ab, die Instrumente und Ressourcen zu analysieren, die Parlamenten in westlichen Demokratien zur Kontrolle...