Title: Fiscal decentralization in Kenya : the constituency development fund and the growth of government : [paper]

Authors: Bagaka, Obuya

Place: Munich

Publisher: Munich personal RePEc archive (MPRA)

Year: 2008

Journal: MPRA paper

Volume: 11813

PAGE: --

Subject: Rural Decentralization and Local Governance

Keywords: decentralization in government, fiscal policy, public services, public finance, budgeting, kenya

Abstract: This paper explores the financial implications of fiscal decentralization policies on the central government's operating budget in Kenya. In many cases, local services (e.g. health clinics) were started locally to be maintained and operated by the central government.

URL: http://dlc.dlib.indiana.edu/dlc/bitstream/handle/10535/140/MPRA_paper_11813.pdf

Document type: Portal