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Fiscal Decentralization in Developing and Transition Economies: Progress, Problems, and the Promise

The author discusses the revolution in public sector thinking that is transforming the public sectors of developing and transition countries. Countries are reconsidering their fiscal systems and searching for the right balance between central gover...

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Main Author:	Shah, Anwar
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, D.C. 2013
Subjects:	ACCOUNTABILITY ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES ALLOCATION OF RESPONSIBILITIES ASSIGNMENT OF EXPENDITURES ASSIGNMENT OF TAXES AUTHORITY BENEFIT AREA CENTRAL BANKS CENTRAL GOVERNMENT CENTRAL GOVERNMENTS CENTRAL PLANNING CITIZENS CIVIL SERVICE COLONIALISM COLONIES COMPLIANCE COSTS CONSTITUTION CORRUPTION DECISION MAKING DECONCENTRATION DEFICITS DEMOCRACY DEMONSTRATION EFFECTS DEVOLUTION DISTRIBUTION OF INCOME DIVISION OF POWERS DRINKING WATER ECONOMIES OF SCALE ECONOMIES OF SCOPE ELECTED OFFICIALS EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY EVASION EXPENDITURE EXPENDITURE ASSIGNMENT EXPENDITURE ASSIGNMENTS EXPENDITURE RESPONSIBILITIES FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FEDERALISM FINANCIAL CAPACITIES FINANCIAL CRISES FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS FISCAL FISCAL CAPACITIES FISCAL DECENTRALIZATION FISCAL DISCIPLINE FISCAL EQUALIZATION FISCAL EQUITY FISCAL FEDERALISM FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FUEL TAXES GARBAGE COLLECTION GENERAL ELECTIONS GOOD GOVERNANCE GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES GOVERNMENT FINANCE GOVERNMENT RESPONSIBILITY GOVERNMENT REVENUE GOVERNMENT ROLE GRANT DESIGN HEALTH EXPENDITURES HEALTH SPENDING HOUSING INSTITUTIONAL MECHANISMS LAND TAXES LEGAL FRAMEWORK LEGISLATION LEGISLATIVE BODIES LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT LOCAL AUTONOMY LOCAL GOVERNMENT LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNCTIONS LOCAL GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS LOCAL GOVERNMENTS MANDATES MARGINAL COSTS MIGRATION MOTIVATIONS NATIONAL EXPENDITURES NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS NATIONAL LEVEL NATIONAL OBJECTIVES NATIONALIZATION NATIONS POLITICAL REFORMS PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENTS PROVISIONS PUBLIC EXPENDITURES PUBLIC GOODS PUBLIC GOVERNANCE PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC MANAGEMENT PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SECTOR EXPENDITURES PUBLIC SECTOR PERFORMANCE PUBLIC SECTOR REFORM PUBLIC SERVICE PUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERY PUBLIC SERVICES REGULATORY OVERSIGHT REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT REVOLUTION RISK MANAGEMENT SALES TAXES SOCIAL POLICY SOCIAL SAFETY SOCIAL SAFETY NETS SOCIAL SERVICES STATE ENTERPRISES SUBSIDIARITY PRINCIPLE TAX TAX SYSTEM TAXATION TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TELECOMMUNICATIONS TOTAL EXPENDITURES TRANSITION ECONOMIES UNFUNDED MANDATES URBAN TRANSPORTATION VOTING TRANSITION ECONOMIES LOCAL GOVERNMENT SIZE GOVERNANCE DECENTRALIZATION SERVICE DELIVERY FISCAL ADMINISTRATION TAXES JUDICIAL ACCOUNTABILITY DEMOCRATIC LOCAL GOVERNANCE
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/04/4125854/fiscal-decentralization-developing-transition-economies-progress-problems-promise http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14114

Fiscal Decentralization in Developing and Transition Economies: Progress, Problems, and the Promise

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