Various fiscal decentralization instruments help improve livelihoods for the poor. The general grant transfers in particular enable the fiscally disadvantaged localities to provide public services at levels comparable to rich jurisdictions. Although previous research abounds […]
This paper investigates the effects of political (mis)alignment on public service delivery when mandates are shared between state and local governments. As argued by Oates (1972) long ago, when local administrations are not pressured to […]
Mr Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, a Deputy Minister of Education in charge of Tertiary, has re-emphasised government’s commitment to the decentralisation of the education sector. He said the draft bill on the Education Decentralisation Policy would soon […]
Bulgaria’s National Assembly passed at second reading amendments to the Public Finance Act, introducing rules on launching a procedure for financial recovery of municipalities in the form of interest-free credit granted from the state budget, […]
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