Holdings: Fiscal Federalism in Switzerland : Relevant Issues for Transition Economies in Central and Eastern Europe

Fiscal Federalism in Switzerland : Relevant Issues for Transition Economies in Central and Eastern Europe

Its highly fragmented structure of local governments and serious horizontal fiscal imbalances make Switzerland a surprisingly powerful model for Eastern European countries that are currently facing the challenge of fiscal decentralization. In spite of the substantial differences in the tradition and...

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Main Authors:	Dafflon, Bernard, Tóth, Krisztina
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	ACCOUNTABILITY ADMINISTRATIVE REGIONS BUDGETARY AUTONOMY BUREAUCRATIC CONTROL CAPITAL EXPENDITURES CENTRAL GOVERNMENT CENTRAL GOVERNMENTS CITIZENS CONFEDERATION CONSTITUENCY CONSTITUTION CONSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS CONSTITUTIONAL GUARANTEES CONSTITUTIONS COUNCILS CURRENT EXPENDITURES DEBT DECISION-MAKING DECISION-MAKING POWER DECISION-MAKING PROCESS DEFICITS DEGREE OF AUTONOMY DEMOCRACY DEMOCRATIC PARTICIPATION DEVOLUTION DISTRICTS ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES ETHNIC GROUPS EXPENDITURE FEDERAL FINANCE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FEDERAL STATES FEDERALISM FEDERATIONS FINANCIAL CAPACITIES FINANCIAL CAPACITY FISCAL FISCAL BURDEN FISCAL DECENTRALIZATION FISCAL DISCIPLINE FISCAL EQUALIZATION FISCAL FEDERALISM FORMAL INSTITUTIONS GOVERNMENT AGENCIES GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVES GOVERNMENT LEVEL GOVERNMENT SECTOR GOVERNMENT SIZE INCOME INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS INTERGOVERNMENTAL FISCAL RELATIONS LARGE CITIES LAWS LEGAL FRAMEWORK LEGISLATION LEGISLATIVE POWER LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT LOCAL AUTHORITIES LOCAL AUTONOMY LOCAL FINANCE LOCAL GOVERNMENT LOCAL GOVERNMENT SIZE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS LOCAL LEVEL LOCAL PUBLIC FINANCE LOCAL SELF-GOVERNMENT LOCAL SPENDING LOCAL TAXES MACROECONOMIC STABILITY MEMBER STATES MINISTERS MINISTRY OF FINANCE MUNICIPAL COUNCILS MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS MUNICIPAL LEVEL MUNICIPALITIES NATIONAL BUDGET NATIONAL LEVEL NATIONALISM PER CAPITA INCOME POLITICIANS PROVISIONS PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC EXPENDITURES PUBLIC FINANCE PUBLIC FUNDS PUBLIC GOODS PUBLIC INVESTMENTS PUBLIC POLICIES PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC PROPERTY PUBLIC REVENUES PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SERVICE PUBLIC SERVICE PROVISION PUBLIC SERVICES RECURRENT EXPENDITURES REFERENDUM RENT-SEEKING BEHAVIOR REPRESENTATIVES REVENUE ASSIGNMENT REVENUE SHARING REVENUE SOURCES SCHOOL DISTRICTS SENATE SIZE OF GOVERNMENT SMALL MUNICIPALITIES SOCIAL CAPITAL SOVEREIGNTY STRUCTURE OF GOVERNMENT SUBNATIONAL GOVERNMENTS SUBSIDIARITY PRINCIPLE TAX TAX ADMINISTRATION TAX BURDEN TAX RATES TAX REVENUES TAX SYSTEM TAXATION TRANSITION ECONOMIES URBAN AREAS USER CHARGES VOTERS VOTING
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/07/6027355/fiscal-federalism-switzerland-relevant-issues-transition-economies-central-eastern-europe http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8213

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http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8213

Fiscal Federalism in Switzerland : Relevant Issues for Transition Economies in Central and Eastern Europe

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