Local Public Finance in Central and Eastern Europe
Local Public Finance in Central and Eastern Europe

Author: Željko Šević

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781843766582

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This book explores the system of financing local governments in selected countries of Central and Eastern Europe. Using evidence from the last two decades, the authors, experts on their particular countries, describe the development of the current local government finance system in each nation, and the major challenges and policy options they face. The contributions in this book provide comprehensive coverage of a transitional Europe that encompasses both modern local public finance theory and specific applications in the target countries. The book is a recommended read not only for students of local government and local public finance, but also practitioners and all those who have to deal with the accountability and financial issues at local government level in Central and Eastern Europe.

Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations in Central and Eastern Europe
Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations in Central and Eastern Europe

Author: Francis J. Conway

Publisher: World Bank Publications

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 140

ISBN-13: 0821357069

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This publication contains information on intergovernmental finance issues in Central and Eastern Europe, and includes electronic links to a variety of documents, training and educational materials on the accompanying CD-ROM. The documents discuss basic concepts and principles, and describe the evolution of intergovernmental finance in the countries of the region. This publication has been produced by the Urban Institute, on behalf of the World Bank Institute and the US Agency for International Development.

Fiscal Decentralization Reforms
Fiscal Decentralization Reforms

Author: Michal Plaček

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2020-05-05

Total Pages: 214

ISBN-13: 3030467589

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This book examines the impacts of fiscal decentralization reforms on the efficiency of local governments in Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries. By offering a comparative perspective and by applying econometric methods and regression models, it analyses various reform trajectories and their effects on individual CEE countries. Furthermore, the book discusses input and output indicators for evaluating the efficiency of municipalities. Readers will learn about the common features of these countries, the impact of path dependence, and future prospects for decentralization reforms. In closing, the book discusses modern management and administration methods, opportunities for cooperation between municipalities, co-creative service delivery, and other measures that could improve the efficiency of public service provision.

Deficit and Debt in Transition
Deficit and Debt in Transition

Author: István Benczes

Publisher: Central European University Press

Published: 2014-07-01

Total Pages: 242

ISBN-13: 9633860598

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The adjustment problems of public finance in countries of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) are often misunderstood and misinterpreted by western scholars. This book contributes to the bridging of the gap between what is being thought by external observers and what the actual public finance reality is, as described by competent local scholars. Popular political economy research has remained biased towards advanced countries and has neglected developing and transition economies. Publications on CEE countries' public finances seem to be reluctant to apply the conceptual framework of standard political economy to these countries because of the assumption that CEE economies are different from their Western peers. But is this really the case? Are CEE economies so much different that none of the well-known "Western" political economy concepts or models can be applied to the analysis of fiscal performance in the region? Benczes demonstrates that they can be safely applied in the context of CEE economies as well. He sees no need to develop a separate or unique theory designed for the study and understanding of (one-time) transition economies.

Fast Track
Fast Track

Author: George M. Guess

Publisher:

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 200

ISBN-13:

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The Former Soviet Union/Eastern European area is unique in that an entire region was hit by one external shock that profoundly affected state economies and political systems. After the collapse, municipal fiscal reform proceeded rapidly in the area. Systemic improvements in local taxation, budget formulation and implementation have taken place in the past decade at a rapid pace. Local governments in these regions have demonstrated important advances in program/performance budgeting and medium-term expenditure planning. Innovative reforms also are evident in financial design and planning of particular programs, such as education and health.The results of "fast track" fiscal reforms in local governments can be discerned from the chapters of this timely book that cover LGI research on: Armenia, Bulgaria, Hungary, Kyrgyzstan, and Romania. The case studies focus on such core local financial management topics as: revenue and financing (e.g. property management), pricing public services (e.g. educational textbook fees), and budgeting for results.

Local Government in Central and Eastern Europe
Local Government in Central and Eastern Europe

Author: Andrew Coulson

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2007-08-02

Total Pages: 172

ISBN-13: 1136773584

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This book examines the democratic changes that took place in civil society in Central and Eastern Europe after the break up of the Soviet Union.

Local Public Finance
Local Public Finance

Author: René Geissler

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2021-04-20

Total Pages: 354

ISBN-13: 3030674665

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This book is based upon a comparative public administration research project, initiated by the Hertie School of Governance (Germany) and the Bertelsmann Foundation (Germany) and supported by a network of researchers from many EU countries. It analyzes both the regimes and the practices of local fiscal regulation in 21 European countries. The book brings together key findings of this research project. The regulatory discussion is not limited to the prominent issue of fiscal rules but focuses on every component of regulation. Beyond this, the book covers affiliated topics such as the impact of regulation for local governments, evolution of regulation, administrative costs and crisis prevention. The various book chapters throughout provide a broad picture of local public finance regulation in theory and in practice, using different theoretical and national lenses for the analysis. Furthermore, the authors investigate the effects of budgetary constraints and higher-level regulatory efforts on local governments and on democracy and public services in every European country. This book fills a gap with respect to the lack of discussion on local government finance from an international, comparative perspective and, in particular, the regulation of local public finance. With its mix of authors, this book will be useful for practitioners as well as for scholars and for theory-driven research.

Subnational Data Requirements for Fiscal Decentralization
Subnational Data Requirements for Fiscal Decentralization

Author: Serdar Yilmaz

Publisher: World Bank Publications

Published: 2003-01-01

Total Pages: 172

ISBN-13: 9780821356999

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This publication has been produced as part of a capacity building programme to strengthen the ability of national statistical systems to collect subnational demographic, socio economic and fiscal data. This is important in the design of public policy options, particularly as subnational governments in the transition economies of Central and Eastern Europe become responsible for the delivery of local services. This publication contains case studies from five countries in Central and Eastern Europe that are at different stages of fiscal decentralisation (covering Bulgaria, Romania, the Slovak Republic, Slovenia, and Ukraine).

Local Government Borrowing
Local Government Borrowing

Author: Paweł Swianiewicz

Publisher: Local Government and Public Service Reform Initiative

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 440

ISBN-13:

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This book sketches the theoretical and practical consequences that local governments face in deciding to borrow. It cites examples from western Europe where they have succeeded and failed in managing capital loans. Country studies reflect on the borrowing market in Czechia, Estonia, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Russia and Slovakia. Steps are outlined that would facilitate the opportunities for local governments to borrow. A variety of practical arrangements for regulation are presented.