Title: Fiscal decentralization and intergovernmental finance reform as an international development strategy

Authors: Boex, Jamie

Place: [Washington, DC]

Publisher: Urban institute center on international development and governance (IDG)

Year: 2009

Journal: IDG working paper

Volume: 2009-06

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Subject: Rural Decentralization and Local Governance

Keywords: decentralization in government, fiscal policy, finance, development strategies

Abstract: This short essay explores current knowledge of fiscal decentralization and assesses its relevance to the wider international development agenda. There is a need for systematic stock-taking to strengthen the practice of fiscal decentralization reforms and the reform of intergovernmental finances.

URL: http://www.urban.org/UploadedPDF/411919_fiscal_decentralization.pdf

Document type: Portal