Fiscal Decentralization in Asia

Fiscal Decentralization in Asia
Author: Jorge Martinez-Vazquez
Publisher: Asian Development Bank
Total Pages: 28
Release: 2011-04-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9290923059

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This publication discusses the decentralization issues faced by countries of Asia and the Pacific. It includes practical suggestions on how to proceed in this area to achieve economic growth, macroeconomic stability, poverty and income distribution, services delivery improvements, and political accountability. This note elaborates on adequacy of local revenues and autonomy, expenditure management and clear service delivery mandates, horizontal imbalances and limited use of incentives in intergovernmental transfers, financing needs and local government borrowing, and local management capacities as the major challenges in a decentralized fiscal architecture. The recommendations to address the above challenges also note the long- term nature of these reforms.

Fiscal Decentralization in Asia

Fiscal Decentralization in Asia
Author: Jorge Martínez Vásquez
Publisher:
Total Pages: 10
Release: 2011
Genre:
ISBN: 9789290922810

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East Asia Decentralizes

East Asia Decentralizes
Author:
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Total Pages: 283
Release: 2005-01-01
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0821360590

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This report states that the future of East Asian countries depends on the capacity and performance of local and provincial governments. Decentralization has unleashed local initiative and energy, with new ways to deliver services to people, with potential for continued improvement. The report, which focuses on six countries, notes the differences in the approach to decentralizing government in Cambodia, China, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam

Decentralization Policies in Asian Development

Decentralization Policies in Asian Development
Author: Shinichi Ichimura
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 441
Release: 2009
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9812818634

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This book explores the important topic of fiscal decentralization in Asian countries, and focuses on how government finance and administration are being reformed to bring budgetary decisions closer to voters. The focus on Asia is especially important because all countries in this region have been undergoing serious fiscal reforms in the past decade. They include one of the biggest decentralization reforms in Indonesia, significant reforms in democratic Philippines and Vietnam which are in transition, and Japan, whose fiscal reconstruction program is covered extensively. India and China, which are also covered, are very special cases because of their size and because their policies must fit decentralization into a significant economic growth scenario.

Decentralization in Asia and Latin America

Decentralization in Asia and Latin America
Author: Paul J. Smoke
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 408
Release: 2006-11-28
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9781781956267

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Public sector decentralization has emerged prominently in many Asian and Latin American countries as a strategy to promote development and political reform. Results in both cases have been mixed. Despite broad similarities in intent and outcome, contextual differences between the regions have led to striking differences in the way decentralization has been structured and implemented. This volume takes an atypically historical and interdisciplinary perspective on decentralization, highlighting how fiscal and political forces together have been shaping its evolution in the two regions.

OECD Fiscal Federalism Studies Fiscal Decentralisation and Inclusive Growth in Asia

OECD Fiscal Federalism Studies Fiscal Decentralisation and Inclusive Growth in Asia
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Total Pages: 238
Release: 2019-06-13
Genre:
ISBN: 9264897909

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This report looks at the challenges faced by Asian countries in addressing inclusive growth and fiscal decentralisation. A series of studies examines how policies in the region have evolved in accordance with changes in demography and the economic environment, reflecting country characteristics, history and political economy forces.

Central and Local Government Relations in Asia

Central and Local Government Relations in Asia
Author: Naoyuki Yoshino
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 449
Release: 2017
Genre: Asia
ISBN: 1786436876

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Sustainable and inclusive growth in emerging Asian economies requires high levels of public investment in areas such as infrastructure, education, health, and social services. The increasing complexity and regional diversity of these investment needs, together with the trend of democratization, has led to fiscal decentralization being implemented in many Asian economies. This book takes stock of some major issues regarding fiscal decentralization, including expenditure and revenue assignments, transfer programs, and sustainability of local government finances, and develops important findings and policy recommendations.

Fiscal Decentralization and Development

Fiscal Decentralization and Development
Author: H. Uchimura
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 195
Release: 2012-05-30
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0230389619

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An in-depth analysis of the fundamental role that decentralization plays in developing countries, using detailed statistical data to examine the actual fiscal structure between tiers of government, and the effects of decentralization at the local, national and international levels.

The Impact of Fiscal Decentralization

The Impact of Fiscal Decentralization
Author: Jorge Martinez-Vazquez
Publisher: Asian Development Bank
Total Pages: 52
Release: 2011-07-01
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9290923237

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This publication analyzes the impact of fiscal decentralization and the resultant issues and challenges that countries face in practice. It traces the evolution of fiscal decentralization as a significant and consequential global reform that has made subnational governments' key public sector actors in a majority of countries. This note touches upon its various aspects: incidence and presence in the world; foundation in economics; impact of a list of outcomes, including economic growth, macroeconomic stability, poverty and income distribution, and service delivery and political accountability. It confirms the positive overall impact of decentralized systems, especially when they are well designed and implemented with examples from around the world, including those from Asia and the Pacific.