Fiscal Decentralization and Government Size in Latin America

Ernesto Stein and Jorge M. Streb

No 6185, IDB Publications (Working Papers) from Inter-American Development Bank

Abstract: Although the region remains highly centralized, the tendency toward decentralization is quite strong. Not only is a larger portion of the general government budget executed from the subnational government level, the autonomy that these governments have in deciding how much to spend and what to spend on is increasing as well. In this context, it is important to analyze the possible effects of the move toward decentralization on fiscal performance.

Keywords: WP-368 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1998-01
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