Decentralization and local government financing
- Author: United Nations Human Settlements Programme
- Main Title: Finance for City Leaders Handbook , pp 28-45
- Publication Date: November 2016
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.18356/0dddcb59-en
- Language: English
Fiscal decentralization—which entails shifting some responsibilities for expenditures and/or revenues to lower levels of government—has become a mainstream alternative framework for fiscal policy. It is generally a response to unsatisfied political demand for greater regional autonomy, or the result of a large economic divide between rich and poor regions. In a few cases, linguistic and cultural divides explain such trends. In many emerging and low-income countries, all these factors play a role, with tensions among ethnic groups an additional factor exerting pressure for decentralized public service delivery.
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ISBN (PDF):
9789210599832
Book DOI:
https://doi.org/10.18356/83733259-en
Related Subject(s):
Economic and Social Development
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Human Settlements and Urban Issues
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International Trade and Finance
Sustainable Development Goals:
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