Decentralization And Regional Disparities
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Author | : LI MENG |
Publisher | : American Academic Press |
Total Pages | : 272 |
Release | : 2017-02-15 |
Genre | : Young Adult Fiction |
ISBN | : 1631818120 |
Decentralization as a method for tackling regional disparities has been implemented in countries throughout the world in the last two decades. Some scholars have noticed that decentralization is a multi-dimensional concept. However, there is still no consensus about the dimensions’ selection. In this book, based on the measurable and comparable principles, the relationships between three dimensions of fiscal, administrative and welfare decentralization are considered, and the evolution of regional inequalities in OECD countries and in China are explored. Economic data of 26 OECD countries (17 relatively rich countries, and 9 relatively poor ones) during the period from 1996 to 2009 was used to formulate regression models. It was found that fiscal decentralization, especially the decentralizing of tax authorities in relatively backward countries, has been associated with a significant rise in regional disparities. Moreover, according to the statistical results for the countries in the sample, welfare centralization and suitable local government size can lead to a reduction in regional disparities. In the case of China, data analysis and institutional one were paired in order to assess the dynamic relationships between decentralization and regional disparities (from the three dimensions mentioned above). An unstable, nonstandard and asymmetrical fiscal decentralization system directly results in regional disparities, which can be strengthened by a highly decentralized public service delivery system. In addition, rigid government size, segmented government structures and ‘yardstick’ competition mechanisms (used for creating competition among local governments) hinder coordination and cooperation in and among regions, and further exacerbate regional disparities.
Author | : Agnese Sacchi |
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Total Pages | : 37 |
Release | : 2011 |
Genre | : Decentralization in government |
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Author | : Cinzia Di Novi |
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Total Pages | : 27 |
Release | : 2015 |
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This paper aims at investigating empirically the impact of fiscal decentralization reforms on inequality in well-being. In particular, we look at the effects on health inequalities following the assignment of larger tax power to the Italian Regions for financing their health expenditure, starting from the end of the Nineties. Exploiting large differences in the size of the tax base across Regions, we find that fiscal decentralization processes that attribute a greater tax power to lower government tiers, besides reducing inefficiencies of healthcare policies, seem to be effective in reducing also within-regional disparities in health outcomes. However, the degree of economic development - on which depends the actual fiscal autonomy from Central government - significantly affects the effectiveness of these reforms and highlights the importance to take properly into account the specific features of the context where the decentralization of power is implemented.
Author | : Christian Lessmann |
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Total Pages | : 29 |
Release | : 2009 |
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Author | : W. Bartlett |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 237 |
Release | : 2013-02-21 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 1137295651 |
Decentralisation is changing the face of South East Europe. This book provides practical analysis of the devolutionary measures reshaping post-Communist economies. Using case studies from Croatia, the former Yugoslavia, Albania and more, this collection offers valuable insights into political and fiscal redistribution.
Author | : William Gbohoui |
Publisher | : International Monetary Fund |
Total Pages | : 41 |
Release | : 2019-05-02 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 1498312837 |
Growing regional inequality within countries has raised the perception that “some places and people” are left behind. This has prompted a shift toward inward-looking policies and away from pro-growth reforms. This paper presents novel stylized facts on regional inequality for OECD countries. It shows that regional disparity in per-capita GDP is large (even after adjusting for regional price differences), persistent, and widening over time. The paper also finds that rising nationwide income inequality is associated with both rising within-region income inequality and widening average income across regions. The rise in inequality is related to declining incentives for interregional labor mobility, especially for poor households in lagging regions, which are estimated to reduce by as much as one-third in the United States. Against these facts, the paper proposes a framework to identify whether, how and by whom fiscal policies can be used to tackle regional inequality. It outlines conditions under which those policies should be spatially-targeted and illustrates how they can be complementary to conventional means-testing methods in mitigating income inequality.
Author | : Jaime Alfredo Bonet |
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Total Pages | : 256 |
Release | : 2005 |
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Author | : Martín Besfamille |
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Release | : 2019 |
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Author | : Baki Kerimoğlu |
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Total Pages | : 120 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : Decentralization in government |
ISBN | : 9789758112562 |
Author | : Shenggen Fan |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 273 |
Release | : 2009-04 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 1135972257 |
As regional inequality looms large in the policy debate in China, this volume brings together a selection of papers from authors whose work has had real impact on policy, so that researchers and policy makers can have access to them in one place.