Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations Questions of Accountability and Autonomy /

• Main Authors: Gonçalves Veiga, Linda (Author), Kurian, Mathew (Author), Ardakanian, Reza (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science,
• Subjects: Environment.; Remote sensing.; Agriculture.; System theory.; Sustainable development.; Sustainable Development.; Remote Sensing/Photogrammetry.; Environment, general.; Complex Systems.

This book examines and analyzes issues related to public finance in subnational governments, along with a discussion of case studies on decentralization. Most of the analysis applies to all public goods and services provided by subnational governments, with some placed on the role of subnational gov...

Table of Contents:

• PART I: Trends in Financing of Public Services
• 1. Government Intervention in the Economy
• 2. Multi-Level System of Government
• 3. Worldwide Trends in Decentralization
• PART II: Public Budgets: Governance Structures, Norms and Organizational Practices
• 1. Budget Basics
• 2. Expenditure Responsibilities
• 3. Subnational Governments’ Fiscal Autonomy
• 4. Debt
• PART III: Issues of Accountability and Policy Outcomes - Key Lessons From Recent International Experience
• 1. Accountability, Governance and Public Expenditure Efficiency
• 2. Decentralization and Local Accountability
• 3. Decentralization and Governance
• 4. Accountability, Governance and Policy Outcomes.