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... Valentina Meliciani 30 Labour Markets in Western Economies Edited by Thomas P. Boje and Bengt Furaker 31 Capital Flows without ... JIMÉNEZ AND FLORENCIA DEVOTO 12 Brazil: an evolving federation 265 JOSÉ ROBERTO R. AFONSO AND LUIZ DE... more
... Valentina Meliciani 30 Labour Markets in Western Economies Edited by Thomas P. Boje and Bengt Furaker 31 Capital Flows without ... JIMÉNEZ AND FLORENCIA DEVOTO 12 Brazil: an evolving federation 265 JOSÉ ROBERTO R. AFONSO AND LUIZ DE MELLO 13 Fiscal ...
This Working Paper should not be reported as representing the views of the IMF. The views expressed in this Working Paper are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent those of the IMF or IMF policy. Working Papers describe... more
This Working Paper should not be reported as representing the views of the IMF. The views expressed in this Working Paper are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent those of the IMF or IMF policy. Working Papers describe research in progress by the author(s) and are published to elicit comments and to further debate. A politically driven and ambitious decentralization program implemented by the authorities since the late 1990s has had mixed results in terms of enhancing service delivery. Paradoxically, concerns with the results of service delivery, partially driven by donors&apos' requirements, have resulted in a deconcentrated system relying on conditional grants and unfunded mandates. This has reduced the incentives, responsibility, and ownership for local authorities to improve service delivery. Crucially, for functions where the local authorities have had full responsibility, better service quality has resulted than in those areas in which there are overlapp...
An equalization system ensures that subnational governments can provide similar level of public services at a comparable level of own tax-effort. This paper focuses on the importance of spending needs factors in the design of equalization... more
An equalization system ensures that subnational governments can provide similar level of public services at a comparable level of own tax-effort. This paper focuses on the importance of spending needs factors in the design of equalization transfers as well as special purpose transfers-and the role that this could have in setting the agenda for better accountability for recipient governments, illustrating both design and implementation questions with examples from Mexico. The paper also takes into account the difficult political economy constraints to reforming any system of transfers.
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... Reduction? Edited by Ehtisham Ahmad and Giorgio Brosio State and Local Fiscal Policy Thinking Outside the Box? Edited by Sally Wallace Page 4. Does Decentralization Enhance Service Delivery and Poverty Reduction? ...
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Intergovernmental equalization grants have been described as "the glue that holds a nation together." Getting the grants system right is critical to countries as they decentralize. This paper illustrates general principles with... more
Intergovernmental equalization grants have been described as "the glue that holds a nation together." Getting the grants system right is critical to countries as they decentralize. This paper illustrates general principles with an example based on Indonesia in 2000. A general grant should be used to supplement own revenues and to finance local service provision where there are no central mandates. The special needs of backward regions would be better provided for by specific grants. Specific grants need to be taken into account in the general grants scheme.
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"The demographic characteristics of different regions in the former Soviet Union influence the nature of poverty in the newly successor independent states.... Despite a common policy inheritance, major adjustments are needed in... more
"The demographic characteristics of different regions in the former Soviet Union influence the nature of poverty in the newly successor independent states.... Despite a common policy inheritance, major adjustments are needed in the major social protection instruments to reflect differences in demographics along with a changing resource base."
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- Ill Summary In the USSR in 1990, social security reforms led to the imposition of a uniform system of benefits in a large and demographically diverse country. This required inter-regional transfers, which are now no longer feasible with... more
- Ill Summary In the USSR in 1990, social security reforms led to the imposition of a uniform system of benefits in a large and demographically diverse country. This required inter-regional transfers, which are now no longer feasible with the demise of the USSR. Relatively high ...