Critical Issues of Fiscal Decentralization
Usui, Norio | February 2007
Abstract
Decentralization has become an important consideration in the Asian Development Bank’s operations and policy dialogue with developing member countries. This paper provides a survey of key conceptual issues of decentralization. It discusses major routes for decentralization to improve public services, and problems a country could face in implementing decentralization. The paper argues that decentralization can work only when it strengthens local accountability and when national and local governments are linked with clear rules. The paper focuses on fiscal dimensions of accountability between national and local governments, and desirable features of fiscal decentralization. This paper is intended as a reference for staff involved in processing projects and programs and conducting policy dialogue under decentralized government systems, and supporting decentralization in developing member countries.
Citation
Usui, Norio. 2007. Critical Issues of Fiscal Decentralization. © Asian Development Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/11540/2353. License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.ISSN
1655-5236
Keywords
Financial & Private Sector Development
Private Sector Investments
Private Sector Participation
Private Sector Projects
Public Sector Infrastructure
Public Sector Management
Public Sector Projects
Private enterprises
Private ownership
Government
Public enterprises
Public finance
Infrastructure projects
Development projects
Financial loss
Central local government relations
Administration
Decentralization in government
Subnational governments
Government monopolies
Intergovernmental fiscal relations
Investment of public funds
Local finance
Government services
State governments
Municipal government
Bank failures
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