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Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations - Questions of Accountability and Autonomy (Paperback, 2015)
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Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations - Questions of Accountability and Autonomy (Paperback, 2015)
Series: SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science
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This book examines and analyzes issues related to public finance in
subnational governments, along with a discussion of case studies on
decentralization. Most of the analysis applies to all public goods
and services provided by subnational governments, with some placed
on the role of subnational governments in the management of
environmental resources, notably water and waste Coverage includes
optimal arrangements for sharing fiscal responsibilities among
different levels of government, the potential impact of
decentralization on the quality of public goods delivery, local
governments' expenditure and revenue choices, and the effect of
decentralization on accountability, governance and policy outcomes.
The scope of discussion extends to both public finance theory and
applied policy debates. The first chapter, on trends in financing
of public services, opens with an explanation of the how and why of
government intervention in the economy, the nature and purposes of
transfers between and among governments and trends in
decentralization. Case studies examine the impact of
decentralization in such areas as service delivery, water and
sanitation, education and health, and on poverty and income
inequality. Chapter 2 examines public budgets: governance
structures, norms and organizational practices, building up
understanding of budgets, budget cycles, fiscal revenues from fees
and taxes, expenses, debt and political economy issues, rules
mandating balanced budgets in government and more. Chapter 3
discusses issues of accountability and policy outcomes, offering
important lessons from recent international experience, including
ways to strengthen political, administrative and financial
accountability. The concluding chapter recounts lessons from recent
international experience and surveys implications for the nexus
approach to management of environmental resources. The information,
analysis and expert advice presented here is particularly relevant
for developing and emerging countries, where well designed
decentralization reforms have a higher potential to improve
efficiency in the provision of public services, and to enhance the
development of integrated and sustainable strategies for the use of
water, soil and waste resources and applications that advance the
nexus approach.
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