Title: Fiscal decentralization : is it happening? : how do we know? : conference papers

Authors: Ebel, Robert D. and Yilmaz, Serdar

Place: Atlanta, GA

Publisher: Georgia state university. Andrew Young school of policy studies

Year: 2001

Journal: International studies program

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Subject: Rural Decentralization and Local Governance

Keywords: decentralization in government, fiscal policy, political aspects, economic growth

Abstract: This paper looks at 3 policy issues: (1) decentralization is happening politically, but is it also fiscally? (2) is fiscal decentralization destabilizing growth; and (3) have any of the promised benefits of political decentralization been realized?

URL: http://www1.worldbank.org/publicsector/decentralization/decentralizationcorecourse2006/CoreReadings/EbelYilmaz.pdf

Document type: Portal