Fiscal Decentralization and Local Finance in Developing Countries: Development from Below (Studies in Fiscal Federalism and State-local Finance series) - Hardcover

Bahl, Roy; Bird, Richard M.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1786435292 ISBN 13: 9781786435293

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2018

Synopsis

As experience with decentralization has accumulated, perceptions of both the problems that often accompany decentralization and the best ways to deal with them have evolved. This book draws on experiences in developing countries to bridge the gap between the conventional textbook treatment of fiscal decentralization and the actual practice of subnational government finance. The extensive literature about the theory and practice is surveyed, and longstanding problems and new questions are addressed.

There is no simple or single way to get decentralization right. To be successful, scholars of fiscal decentralization must pay close attention to the unique political, economic, and institutional context and objectives in each country. The authors focus on the key choices that must be made in decentralizing, on how economic and political factors shape the choices that countries make, and on how, by paying more attention to the need for a more comprehensive approach and the critical connections between different components of decentralization reform, everyone involved might get more for their money.

Bahl and Bird have created a valuable resource for scholars, students, and practitioners from economics, public administration and management, planning, policy analysis, and political science.

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About the Author

Roy Bahl, Professor of Economics Emeritus, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University, USA and the late Richard M. Bird, formerly Professor Emeritus, Rotman School of Management and Senior Fellow, Institute on Municipal Finance and Governance, Munk School of Global Affairs, University of Toronto, Canada

Edition details

• Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1786435292
• ISBN 13: 9781786435293
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 512