Intergovernmental Commodity Control Agreements

Intergovernmental Transfers and Political Representation.pdf.PDF

Intergovernmental transfers from the central level are an important source of revenue for most subnational governments in developing countries. This importance is likely to grow even further taking into account the ongoing decentralization initiatives in Latin America and elsewhere. This paper investigates in a series of regressions whether the transfer mechanisms in place in Ar-

Intergovernmental Fiscal Transfers: Some Lessons

World Bank Institute Intergovernmental Fiscal

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

Supporting material prepared for consideration by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. This supporting material has not been subject to formal IPCC review process. Preface The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) completed its Second Assessment Report in 1995. The IPCC has three Working Groups that focus on different aspects of climate change, viz. natural science, impacts...

Intergovernmental Fiscal Transfers in Asia 2 Intergovernmental Fiscal Transfers : Concepts , International Practice , and Policy Issues

There is a large conceptual and empirical literature on intergovernmental fiscal transfers. Drawing on this work and examples from various countries, we provide in this chapter a broad overview of the theory and practice of intergovernmental transfers, with particular focus on developing countries. We begin with a review of the main objectives of intergovernmental transfers and the criteria use...