Financial management as a scholarly field has been rapidly changing in the last few decades. This paradigm shift has been fueled by a number of factors, including the unprecedented development of ICT technology, globalization, man-made […]
Subnational governments frequently struggle with a vertical fiscal gap, which occurs when there is a gap between the functions or expenditure responsibilities and the financial resources available to them. This vertical fiscal gap results in […]
Policymakers in South-East Europe rely on high-quality data and information for informed decisions, effective public policies, and resource management, but this data is either missing or difficult to access, hindering efficient resource management. To bridge […]
In a recent publication by Blane D. Lewis from The Australian National University, the intricacies of Indonesia’s fiscal decentralization law come under scrutiny. This paper, titled “Indonesia’s New Fiscal Decentralization Law: A Critical Assessment,” offers […]
Israel’s local governments play an important role in the provision of public services. The central government has delegated to local governments the responsibility for providing elementary and secondary education and social welfare. In addition, local […]
Fiscal federalism is a critical area of study as it underpins almost all other facets of subnational governance. The overriding issue in fiscal federalism is referred to as the assignment problem, that is, the assignment […]
The international development community has increasingly focused on domestic resource mobilization as a means to achieve sustainable development financing. Though this agenda is primarily motivated by a desire to finance essential service delivery while reducing […]
An ideal intergovernmental fiscal transfer system should consider–to the greatest possible extent–existing disparities in expenditure needs and fiscal capacity across subnational governments and allocate funds in a manner that equalizes local governments’ ability to provide […]
The property tax has great potential as a source of local government revenue in Asia, but its implementation has been uneven. The Lincoln Institute’s new book Property Tax in Asia: Policy and Practice provides the first comprehensive […]
India’s economy is among the fastest growing major economies in the world. It is the world’s fifth-largest economy by nominal GDP and the third largest by purchasing power parity (PPP). Over 400 million citizens already […]
Copyright 2015-2023. Local Public Sector Alliance.