scholarly journals The political economy of local government in Croatia: winning coalitions, corruption, and taxes

2017 ◽  
Vol 41 (4) ◽  
pp. 387-420 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vuk Vukovic ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Political Economy ◽  
Local Government ◽  
The Political

Political Economy of Fiscal Equalization: The Case of Croatia

2017 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 155-173 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anto Bajo ◽  
Marko Primorac
Keyword(s):  
Political Economy ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Income Tax ◽  
Central Government ◽  
The Political ◽  
Mountainous Areas ◽  
Fiscal Equalization ◽  
Political Alignment ◽  
Fiscal Equalization System ◽  
The Relationship

Due to ineffectiveness in mitigating fiscal inequalities, Croatian fiscal equalization system has recently been reformed. Before that, criteria for application of fiscal equalization instruments were based on a status of local government units in areas of special national concern and hill and mountainous areas. The aim of this paper is to examine the relationship between the use of equalization instruments and political structure of local government units in 2010. The research revealed a statistically significant relationship between the political alignment of local and central government and the preferential status at areas of special national concern and the distribution of grants through the income tax return.

scholarly journals The Political Economy of Township Government Debt, Township Enterprises and Rural Financial Institutions in China

2006 ◽  
Vol 186 ◽  
pp. 377-400 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lynette Ong
Keyword(s):  
Political Economy ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Public Goods ◽  
Financial Institutions ◽  
Government Debt ◽  
Financial Resource ◽  
Resource Mobilization ◽  
Financial Assistance ◽  
The Political ◽  
Township Government

This article sheds light on the ways in which township governments mobilized resources from local financial institutions, and how failure to repay many of these loans gave rise to sizeable local government debt. Mobilization of resources was done through loans to collective enterprises whose de facto owners were township authorities. Though the enterprises were nominal borrowers, loan transactions would not have occurred without guarantees by township governments. Another way of financial resource mobilization was by establishing local informal financial organizations that were subject to less strict regulations, and over which township authorities could exercise control. Further, because the enterprises' profits and taxes ultimately went to township authorities, and the enterprises also contributed towards provision of public goods that were the authorities' obligation, enterprise financing became a roundabout way in which township authorities sought financial assistance for their fiscal needs.

scholarly journals The Political Economy of Social Spending by Local Government: A Study of the 3×1 Program in Mexico

2016 ◽  
Vol 51 (1) ◽  
pp. 62-83 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alberto Simpser ◽  
Lauren Duquette-Rury ◽  
José Antonio Hernández Company ◽  
Juan Fernando Ibarra
Keyword(s):  
Political Economy ◽  
Local Government ◽  
The Political ◽  
Social Spending

Foreign Donor Assistance and the Political Economy of Settlement Outcomes

2019 ◽  
pp. 94-123
Author(s):  
Manal A. Jamal
Keyword(s):  
Political Economy ◽  
Local Government ◽  
El Salvador ◽  
The Political ◽  
Civic Life ◽  
Legislative Council ◽  
Palestinian Territories ◽  
Electoral Outcomes ◽  
Foreign Donor

This chapter explains how the respective political settlements came to shape associational and civic life in each case. It begins with an overview of the political settlements in each case. It then explains how the respective political settlements shaped the emergence of the different political tendencies, as well as the institutional openings of the legislative council and local government in each case. It concludes with an examination of electoral outcomes since the start of the conflicttopeace transitions in the Palestinian territories and El Salvador

scholarly journals The political economy of local government financialization and the role of policy diffusion

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Armin Mertens ◽  
Christine Trampusch ◽  
Florian Fastenrath ◽  
Rebecca Wangemann
Keyword(s):  
Political Economy ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Policy Diffusion ◽  
The Political
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