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Optimal structural reform arrangements in local government [electronic resource] : a theoretical and empirical perspective / Lorenzo Robotti and Brian Dollery
Bib ID 5514245
Format BookBook, OnlineOnline
Author
Robotti, Lorenzo
 
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Description Armidale, N.S.W. : Centre for Local Government, School of Business, Economics and Public Policy, University of New England, 2008 
Series

Working paper series (University of New England. Centre for Local Government) ; 2008/03. 1835-761X.

PANDORA electronic collection.

Technical Details

Mode of access: Internet via the World Wide Web. Address as at 01/08/2011: http://www.une.edu.au/clg/working-papers/ 

System requirements: Adobe Acrobat reader to access PDF document. 

Summary

The literature on fiscal federalism highlights the various advantages of decentralized administrative functions. Moreover, this body of thought holds that the economic approach to multi-tiered government can lead to public policies that will improve the economic efficiency of existing systems of government. According to conventional economic theory on fiscal federalism, decentralizing the provision of public services by local governments can enhance social welfare by better matching citizens’ preferences for local service provision. In the public choice approach, the decentralization of governmental functions is justified as long as it holds politicians and administrators accountable for their actions. Similarly the benefits of decentralization can stem from the comparison of governmental units’ performances and the resulting competition between different jurisdictions. In addition, recent theoretical work from a different perspective stresses the importance of a federal structure for the performance of local economies.

Notes

Title from title screen (viewed on 01 August 2011)

"March 2008".

Includes bibliographical references (p. 19-20)

Text.

Selected for archiving.

Subjects Decentralization in government.  |  Local government.
Other authors/contributors Dollery, Brian  |  University of New England. Centre for Local Government

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