Title: Tax me, but spend wisely : public finance and government accountability

Authors: Gadenne, Lucie

Place: [Nashville, TN

Publisher: American economic association (AEA)]

Year: 2012

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Subject: Rural Decentralization and Local Governance

Keywords: local government, fiscal policy, accountability, local taxation, corrupt practices, brazil

Abstract: This paper shows that local governments are more accountable when a larger fraction of their resources comes from local taxes. Moreover extra transfer revenues lead to more corruption, extra tax revenues do not.

URL: http://www.aeaweb.org/aea/2013conference/program/retrieve.php?pdfid=8

Document type: Portal