Published 2007
by World Bank in Washington, D.C .
Written in English
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
| Statement | edited by Robin Boadway and Anwar Shah. |
| Series | Public sector governance and accountability series |
| Contributions | Boadway, Robin W., 1943-, Shah, Anwar. |
| Classifications | |
|---|---|
| LC Classifications | HJ197 .I58 2007 |
| The Physical Object | |
| Pagination | xlii, 572 p. : |
| Number of Pages | 572 |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL17168799M |
| ISBN 10 | 0821364928 |
| ISBN 10 | 9780821364925, 9780821364925 |
| LC Control Number | 2005057765 |
The book argued that the prevalent vertical fiscal imbalance of the states in Ethiopia could not only be rectified through fiscal transfers unless we sought some other options, including revisiting the provisions of the Federal Constitution, to boost the fiscal capacity of the states. The book is especially important for any organ interested in the functioning of the Ethiopian fiscal federalism as Price: $ Intergovernmental Fiscal Transfers.: Robin W. Boadway, Anwar Shah. World Bank Publications, - Political Science - pages. 2 Reviews. The design of intergovernmental fiscal transfers has a 3/5(2). 58 readers on Mendeley. Abstract. The design of intergovernmental fiscal transfers has a strong bearing on efficiency and equity of public service provision and accountable local governance. This book provides a comprehensive one-stop window/source of materials to guide practitioners and scholars on design and worldwide practices in intergovernmental fiscal transfers and their implications for . Abstract This chapter presents conceptual guidance on the design of fiscal transfers. It reviews the principles of intergovernmental finance, with a view to drawing some general lessons of relevance to policymakers and practitioners.
Intergovernmental fiscal transfers are instruments of public policy, and like all The evidence presented in the book provides a firm basis for concrete answers to all of these questions. This paper provides an overview of the intergovernmental fiscal transfer mechanisms in nine major industrial and developing countries, with special reference to the design of equalization transfers. The countries selected are the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, Germany, Japan, Korea, India, and Indonesia. Intergovernmental fiscal transfer is a kind of transition of fiscal revenues between the central government and a local government; it plays an important role in leveling social disparities, furthermore, it further promotes the long-term development of a country’s economy. As a well-known social welfare state in the world, Sweden has a. Intergovernmental transfers are a major source of finance to local governments. Overall, they are a surprisingly stable and persistent component of the complex system of intergovernmental regulatory and fiscal relations, even as the responsibilities and powers of subnational governments evolve over time. Transfers facilitate local fiscal adjustment.
Pages: Despite growing fiscal devolution, efficient and effective intergovernmental transfers – the transfer of money from central to lower levels of government – remain a vital sub-national government financing in developing countries. The intergovernmental fiscal transfer is an important tool of central government in order to correct these fiscal imbalances and reduce the disparities in local service delivery among the . Intergovernmental financial transfers as the system through which most countries achieve vertical fiscal balance, that is, ensure that the revenues and expenditures of each level of government are approximately equal. 4 Fiscal transfers to local governments are direct financial allocations from the federal government or state government to the local government. Intergovernmental Fiscal Transfers Chapter I ndonesia’s decentralization is in many respects one of the great global development success sto-ries. The world’s fourth-largest country, its largest majority Muslim nation, and one of the most geographically and culturally.
