Article history: Received 26 June 2008 Received in revised form 20 January 2009 Accepted 23 January 2009 Available online 4 February 2009 This paper provides a systematic analysis of fiscal decentralization on the quality of government by studying jointly its effects on electoral discipline and selection, in a settingwhere, realistically, voters only have limited information aboutfiscal policy ...

This paper presents an empirical analysis of the recent impact of fiscal decentralization in Europe on total expenditure for specific government functions as well as on total government size. A panel dataset for the years 2000 to 2009 for European countries has been constructed from EUROSTAT data. The effects of decentralization interact with the degree of vertical imbalances and tend to be neg...

Using a political economy framework, this paper explores the tax-farming nature of China’s fiscally decentralized system and examines why the system incurs a particularly heavy financial burden on peasants. It points out that a political hierarchy, financed by a tax-farming system in China, fails to contain the exploitative behavior of local officials. Such a system results in expenditure devol...

The condition of regional fiscal health is a for implementing autonomy and decentralization. This study took samples districts/cities in Riau Province the period 2019 - 2021 to be analyzed using Fiscal Health Index. results analysis will able describe each Regency/City area before during Covid-19 pandemic. research method used quantitative descriptive determines all as unit analysis. measuremen...

Using panel data of 30 provinces and regions in Mainland China (excluding Tibet) from 2006 to 2016, the Spatial Durbin Model was employed for empirical research, spatial impact fiscal decentralization environmental on regional carbon emissions were analyzed perspective promotion pressure officials. The study concludes: ? Fiscal decentralization, both within region its neighborhood, will contrib...

This study is a descriptive quantitative that aims to determine the regional financial performance of Bangka Belitung Islands Province in 2018-2020 terms degree fiscal decentralization ratio, independence effectiveness and efficiency ratio along with harmony ratio. The locus research at BAKUDA Belitung. results analysis show government (1) Ratio Degrees Fiscal Decentralization categorized as mo...

The process of fiscal decentralization, typical contemporary societies, in addition to the effect, also has a political effect. Namely, because bearers power need get closer citizens, decentralization is often seen Milanovic as part democratization society. Within that process, property tax gaining more and importance. In respect, Serbia no exception. aim paper determine whether characteristics...

Recent policy developments in public health care systems lead to a greater diversity in health care. Decentralization, either geographically or at an institutional level, is the key force, because it encourages innovation and local initiatives in health care provision. The devolution of responsibilities allows for a sort of 'deconstruction' of the status quo by changing both organizational form...

Fiscal decentralization implies a transfer of resources (tax revenues) from the federal government to the provincial governments (which were previously being spent by the former). Those in favor of decentralization would argue that this is conducive to human development due to a host of reasons not least because local governments are believed to be more in touch with local needs, tastes and cul...

This paper presents an examination of the possible correlation between rising income inequalities at the regional level and widespread devolutionary initiatives worldwide. When the responsibilityand resource-based facets of decentralization are taken together, a marked congruency is evident between the two trends. While various spatial economic forces promote the emergence of core and periphera...