Fiscal Determinants of Empowerment

Empowerment of local governments and citizens is a primary object of decentralization. Using the analytic lens of empowerment, the author explores the nature of decentralized governance and how this type of structure is likely to be more or less empowering. His primary concern is fiscal decentraliza...

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Main Author:	Raich, Uri
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISMS ALM ASSETS AUTHORITY BLOCK GRANTS BORROWING BUDGET DEFICITS BUDGETARY AUTONOMY CAPITAL PROJECTS CENTRAL GOVERNMENT CENTRAL GOVERNMENTS CITIES CITIZEN PARTICIPATION CITIZENS CONSTITUENCIES CREDIT CAPACITY DEBT DEBT SERVICE DECENTRALIZATION DECENTRALIZATION PROCESS DECENTRALIZATION REFORMS DECISION MAKING DECISION MAKING POWER DECISION-MAKING DEMOCRACY DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE DEMOCRATIC RIGHTS DEMOCRATIZATION DEVOLUTION ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY ECONOMIC STABILITY EFFICIENT MARKETS ELECTED OFFICIALS ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES ELECTORAL POLITICS ELECTORAL SYSTEM EVASION EXPENDITURE EXPENDITURE RESPONSIBILITIES EXTERNALITIES FINANCIAL PLANNING FINANCIAL SYSTEM FISCAL FISCAL CONDITIONS FISCAL DECENTRALIZATION FISCAL GAP FISCAL GAPS FISCAL POLICY GOOD GOVERNANCE GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATORS GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS GOVERNMENT REVENUES GOVERNMENT SERVICES INTERGOVERNMENTAL FISCAL RELATIONS INTERGOVERNMENTAL TRANSFER INTERGOVERNMENTAL TRANSFERS LACK OF TRANSPARENCY LATIN AMERICAN LEGISLATION LEGISLATIVE PROCESS LEGITIMACY LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT LOBBYING LOCAL ACCOUNTABILITY LOCAL AUTHORITIES LOCAL GOVERNMENT LOCAL GOVERNMENT REVENUES LOCAL GOVERNMENT SERVICES LOCAL GOVERNMENT TAXES LOCAL GOVERNMENTS LOCAL PUBLIC FINANCE LOCAL REVENUE LOCAL SPENDING LOCAL TAX LOCAL TAXES MINISTERS NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS NATIONAL LEGISLATURES NATIONAL LEVEL POLITICAL DECENTRALIZATION POLITICAL ELITES POLITICIANS POSITIVE EXTERNALITIES PRIVATE SECTOR PROPERTY TAXES PUBLIC AFFAIRS PUBLIC EXPENDITURES PUBLIC FINANCE PUBLIC FINANCES PUBLIC OFFICIALS PUBLIC RESOURCES PUBLIC SERVICES REVENUE SOURCES SOCIAL WELFARE STATE APPARATUS STATE INCOME SUBNATIONAL GOVERNMENTS SUBNATIONAL TAXES TAX BURDEN TAX COLLECTION TAX COMPLIANCE TAX LIABILITIES TAX RATES TAX REVENUE TAX REVENUES TAXATION TRANSPARENCY
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/09/6261529/fiscal-determinants-empowerment http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8297

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spelling	okr-10986-82972021-04-23T14:02:43Z Fiscal Determinants of Empowerment Raich, Uri ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISMS ALM ASSETS AUTHORITY BLOCK GRANTS BORROWING BUDGET DEFICITS BUDGETARY AUTONOMY CAPITAL PROJECTS CENTRAL GOVERNMENT CENTRAL GOVERNMENTS CITIES CITIZEN PARTICIPATION CITIZENS CONSTITUENCIES CREDIT CAPACITY DEBT DEBT SERVICE DECENTRALIZATION DECENTRALIZATION PROCESS DECENTRALIZATION REFORMS DECISION MAKING DECISION MAKING POWER DECISION-MAKING DEMOCRACY DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE DEMOCRATIC RIGHTS DEMOCRATIZATION DEVOLUTION ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY ECONOMIC STABILITY EFFICIENT MARKETS ELECTED OFFICIALS ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES ELECTORAL POLITICS ELECTORAL SYSTEM EVASION EXPENDITURE EXPENDITURE RESPONSIBILITIES EXTERNALITIES FINANCIAL PLANNING FINANCIAL SYSTEM FISCAL FISCAL CONDITIONS FISCAL DECENTRALIZATION FISCAL GAP FISCAL GAPS FISCAL POLICY GOOD GOVERNANCE GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATORS GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS GOVERNMENT REVENUES GOVERNMENT SERVICES INTERGOVERNMENTAL FISCAL RELATIONS INTERGOVERNMENTAL TRANSFER INTERGOVERNMENTAL TRANSFERS LACK OF TRANSPARENCY LATIN AMERICAN LEGISLATION LEGISLATIVE PROCESS LEGITIMACY LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT LOBBYING LOCAL ACCOUNTABILITY LOCAL AUTHORITIES LOCAL GOVERNMENT LOCAL GOVERNMENT REVENUES LOCAL GOVERNMENT SERVICES LOCAL GOVERNMENT TAXES LOCAL GOVERNMENTS LOCAL PUBLIC FINANCE LOCAL REVENUE LOCAL SPENDING LOCAL TAX LOCAL TAXES MINISTERS NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS NATIONAL LEGISLATURES NATIONAL LEVEL POLITICAL DECENTRALIZATION POLITICAL ELITES POLITICIANS POSITIVE EXTERNALITIES PRIVATE SECTOR PROPERTY TAXES PUBLIC AFFAIRS PUBLIC EXPENDITURES PUBLIC FINANCE PUBLIC FINANCES PUBLIC OFFICIALS PUBLIC RESOURCES PUBLIC SERVICES REVENUE SOURCES SOCIAL WELFARE STATE APPARATUS STATE INCOME SUBNATIONAL GOVERNMENTS SUBNATIONAL TAXES TAX BURDEN TAX COLLECTION TAX COMPLIANCE TAX LIABILITIES TAX RATES TAX REVENUE TAX REVENUES TAXATION TRANSPARENCY Empowerment of local governments and citizens is a primary object of decentralization. Using the analytic lens of empowerment, the author explores the nature of decentralized governance and how this type of structure is likely to be more or less empowering. His primary concern is fiscal decentralization, specifically the association between fiscal determinants and the degree of empowerment of both citizens and local governments. The author's main argument is that both the revenue and expenditure characteristics of local public finances have an effect on the degree of empowerment. His hypothesis is that in a context of decentralized local governance, empowerment is most likely to occur when three conditions prevail: low costs of participation, large and flexible budgets, and a high proportion of tax revenues from a local base. But these ingredients for empowerment will not necessarily produce outcomes that are progressive and pro-poor. The author contrasts the intrinsic and the instrumental approaches to empowerment, but he does not assess the impact of empowerment on instrumental outcomes. For this hypothesis to support an instrumentalist perspective on empowerment, further empirical work must be conducted. 2012-06-18T18:05:22Z 2012-06-18T18:05:22Z 2005-09 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/09/6261529/fiscal-determinants-empowerment http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8297 English Policy Research Working Paper; No. 3705 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research
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topic	ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISMS ALM ASSETS AUTHORITY BLOCK GRANTS BORROWING BUDGET DEFICITS BUDGETARY AUTONOMY CAPITAL PROJECTS CENTRAL GOVERNMENT CENTRAL GOVERNMENTS CITIES CITIZEN PARTICIPATION CITIZENS CONSTITUENCIES CREDIT CAPACITY DEBT DEBT SERVICE DECENTRALIZATION DECENTRALIZATION PROCESS DECENTRALIZATION REFORMS DECISION MAKING DECISION MAKING POWER DECISION-MAKING DEMOCRACY DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE DEMOCRATIC RIGHTS DEMOCRATIZATION DEVOLUTION ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY ECONOMIC STABILITY EFFICIENT MARKETS ELECTED OFFICIALS ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES ELECTORAL POLITICS ELECTORAL SYSTEM EVASION EXPENDITURE EXPENDITURE RESPONSIBILITIES EXTERNALITIES FINANCIAL PLANNING FINANCIAL SYSTEM FISCAL FISCAL CONDITIONS FISCAL DECENTRALIZATION FISCAL GAP FISCAL GAPS FISCAL POLICY GOOD GOVERNANCE GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATORS GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS GOVERNMENT REVENUES GOVERNMENT SERVICES INTERGOVERNMENTAL FISCAL RELATIONS INTERGOVERNMENTAL TRANSFER INTERGOVERNMENTAL TRANSFERS LACK OF TRANSPARENCY LATIN AMERICAN LEGISLATION LEGISLATIVE PROCESS LEGITIMACY LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT LOBBYING LOCAL ACCOUNTABILITY LOCAL AUTHORITIES LOCAL GOVERNMENT LOCAL GOVERNMENT REVENUES LOCAL GOVERNMENT SERVICES LOCAL GOVERNMENT TAXES LOCAL GOVERNMENTS LOCAL PUBLIC FINANCE LOCAL REVENUE LOCAL SPENDING LOCAL TAX LOCAL TAXES MINISTERS NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS NATIONAL LEGISLATURES NATIONAL LEVEL POLITICAL DECENTRALIZATION POLITICAL ELITES POLITICIANS POSITIVE EXTERNALITIES PRIVATE SECTOR PROPERTY TAXES PUBLIC AFFAIRS PUBLIC EXPENDITURES PUBLIC FINANCE PUBLIC FINANCES PUBLIC OFFICIALS PUBLIC RESOURCES PUBLIC SERVICES REVENUE SOURCES SOCIAL WELFARE STATE APPARATUS STATE INCOME SUBNATIONAL GOVERNMENTS SUBNATIONAL TAXES TAX BURDEN TAX COLLECTION TAX COMPLIANCE TAX LIABILITIES TAX RATES TAX REVENUE TAX REVENUES TAXATION TRANSPARENCY
spellingShingle	ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISMS ALM ASSETS AUTHORITY BLOCK GRANTS BORROWING BUDGET DEFICITS BUDGETARY AUTONOMY CAPITAL PROJECTS CENTRAL GOVERNMENT CENTRAL GOVERNMENTS CITIES CITIZEN PARTICIPATION CITIZENS CONSTITUENCIES CREDIT CAPACITY DEBT DEBT SERVICE DECENTRALIZATION DECENTRALIZATION PROCESS DECENTRALIZATION REFORMS DECISION MAKING DECISION MAKING POWER DECISION-MAKING DEMOCRACY DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE DEMOCRATIC RIGHTS DEMOCRATIZATION DEVOLUTION ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY ECONOMIC STABILITY EFFICIENT MARKETS ELECTED OFFICIALS ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES ELECTORAL POLITICS ELECTORAL SYSTEM EVASION EXPENDITURE EXPENDITURE RESPONSIBILITIES EXTERNALITIES FINANCIAL PLANNING FINANCIAL SYSTEM FISCAL FISCAL CONDITIONS FISCAL DECENTRALIZATION FISCAL GAP FISCAL GAPS FISCAL POLICY GOOD GOVERNANCE GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATORS GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS GOVERNMENT REVENUES GOVERNMENT SERVICES INTERGOVERNMENTAL FISCAL RELATIONS INTERGOVERNMENTAL TRANSFER INTERGOVERNMENTAL TRANSFERS LACK OF TRANSPARENCY LATIN AMERICAN LEGISLATION LEGISLATIVE PROCESS LEGITIMACY LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT LOBBYING LOCAL ACCOUNTABILITY LOCAL AUTHORITIES LOCAL GOVERNMENT LOCAL GOVERNMENT REVENUES LOCAL GOVERNMENT SERVICES LOCAL GOVERNMENT TAXES LOCAL GOVERNMENTS LOCAL PUBLIC FINANCE LOCAL REVENUE LOCAL SPENDING LOCAL TAX LOCAL TAXES MINISTERS NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS NATIONAL LEGISLATURES NATIONAL LEVEL POLITICAL DECENTRALIZATION POLITICAL ELITES POLITICIANS POSITIVE EXTERNALITIES PRIVATE SECTOR PROPERTY TAXES PUBLIC AFFAIRS PUBLIC EXPENDITURES PUBLIC FINANCE PUBLIC FINANCES PUBLIC OFFICIALS PUBLIC RESOURCES PUBLIC SERVICES REVENUE SOURCES SOCIAL WELFARE STATE APPARATUS STATE INCOME SUBNATIONAL GOVERNMENTS SUBNATIONAL TAXES TAX BURDEN TAX COLLECTION TAX COMPLIANCE TAX LIABILITIES TAX RATES TAX REVENUE TAX REVENUES TAXATION TRANSPARENCY Raich, Uri Fiscal Determinants of Empowerment
relation	Policy Research Working Paper; No. 3705
description	Empowerment of local governments and citizens is a primary object of decentralization. Using the analytic lens of empowerment, the author explores the nature of decentralized governance and how this type of structure is likely to be more or less empowering. His primary concern is fiscal decentralization, specifically the association between fiscal determinants and the degree of empowerment of both citizens and local governments. The author's main argument is that both the revenue and expenditure characteristics of local public finances have an effect on the degree of empowerment. His hypothesis is that in a context of decentralized local governance, empowerment is most likely to occur when three conditions prevail: low costs of participation, large and flexible budgets, and a high proportion of tax revenues from a local base. But these ingredients for empowerment will not necessarily produce outcomes that are progressive and pro-poor. The author contrasts the intrinsic and the instrumental approaches to empowerment, but he does not assess the impact of empowerment on instrumental outcomes. For this hypothesis to support an instrumentalist perspective on empowerment, further empirical work must be conducted.
format	Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
author	Raich, Uri
author_facet	Raich, Uri
author_sort	Raich, Uri
title	Fiscal Determinants of Empowerment
title_short	Fiscal Determinants of Empowerment
title_full	Fiscal Determinants of Empowerment
title_fullStr	Fiscal Determinants of Empowerment
title_full_unstemmed	Fiscal Determinants of Empowerment
title_sort	fiscal determinants of empowerment
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2012
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/09/6261529/fiscal-determinants-empowerment http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8297
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