Local Public Finance and Economics: Theory and the Practice—Introduction and Overview

Harry Kitchen (), Melville McMillan and Anwar Shah
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Harry Kitchen: Trent University

Chapter Chapter 1 in Local Public Finance and Economics, 2019, pp 1-37 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract This chapter serves as an introduction to this volume and to basic concepts in local governance. The chapter begins with an overview of basic concepts. It then provides a synthesis of conceptual perspectives on local government and central-local relations. A comparative analysis of local government organization and finance is also presented. Contrasting experiences of local governance in industrial and developing countries are highlighted. Conclusions of empirical evidence on the impact of localization/decentralization on good governance and growth are summarized. A final section introduces the two-volume series on local public governance and presents an overview of the contents of rest of this volume.

Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-21986-4_1

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