Fiscal Decentralization Archives – Page 6 of 7

Lessons for Effective Fiscal Decentralization in Sub-Saharan Africa

July 7, 2018 LPS Alliance

Fiscal decentralization is becoming a pressing issue in a number of countries in sub-Saharan Africa, reflecting demands for a greater local voice in spending decisions and efforts to strengthen social cohesion. Against this backdrop, this […]

Fiscal decentralization and local government efficiency: Does relative deprivation matter?

July 1, 2018 LPS Alliance

Fiscal decentralization arguably improves government efficiency because it enhances responsiveness to local policy issues and incentivizes fiscal discipline. However, critics suggest that central control over local spending is necessary to equalize fiscal outcomes between prosperous […]

Fiscal Decentralization and Local Finance in Developing Countries: Development from Below

May 17, 2018 LPS Alliance

As experience with decentralization has accumulated, perceptions of both the problems that often accompany decentralization and the best ways to deal with them have evolved. This book draws on experiences in developing countries to bridge […]

The Design of Equalization Grants: Theory and Applications

May 5, 2018 LPS Alliance

Intergovernmental transfers form the cornerstone of subnational government financing in most developing and transition countries. The general term “transfers” is often used to refer to a number of different kinds of public financing instruments, including […]

Local government finances during the “Great Recession”

March 26, 2018 LPS Alliance

This report–written by Professor Harold (Hal) Wolman for the German Marshall Fund of the United States –examines how national government policy, and particularly national grant systems, affected local governments during the “Great Recession” and its […]

Institutions of Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations: Challenges Ahead

February 21, 2017 Jamie Boex

Intergovernmental fiscal institutions are the overarching framework for relations across government levels. They comprise the constitutional set up of a country; the division of power between government levels; the prevalence of fiscal rules across government […]

Fiscal Decentralization

Lessons for Effective Fiscal Decentralization in Sub-Saharan Africa

Fiscal decentralization and local government efficiency: Does relative deprivation matter?

Fiscal Decentralization and Local Finance in Developing Countries: Development from Below

The Design of Equalization Grants: Theory and Applications

Local government finances during the “Great Recession”

Institutions of Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations: Challenges Ahead

Does Fiscal Decentralisation Foster Regional Convergence?

When Are Federations More Unequal?

Decentralizing Revenue in Latin America: Why and How

State and Local Governments: Why They Matter and How to Finance Them