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Promoting Performance - Using Indicators to Enhance the Effectiveness of Sub-Central Spending

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  • Lee Mizell

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On average, one-third of public expenditures in OECD countries occur at the sub-central level, a figure that has risen slightly over time. This is due, in part, to the decentralisation of competences for public services in many OECD countries. Not surprisingly, the efficiency and effectiveness of spending for public services are a concern for both central and sub-central governments. Various mechanisms are used to affect the efficiency and improve the effectiveness of sub-central spending. This report examines one tool that aims to do so: indicator systems for measuring and monitoring sub-central service delivery. Specifically, the report aims to assess if and how central governments use such systems, the critical choices they face when designing and implementing them, and the constraints under which the systems operate.

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  • Lee Mizell, 2008. "Promoting Performance - Using Indicators to Enhance the Effectiveness of Sub-Central Spending," OECD Working Papers on Fiscal Federalism 5, OECD Publishing.
    • Handle: RePEc:oec:ctpaab:5-en
    DOI: 10.1787/5k97b11g190r-en
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    1. Daniela Kletzan-Slamanig & Angela Köppl & Hans Pitlik & Margit Schratzenstaller, 2023. "Der Finanzausgleich als Hebel zur Umsetzung der österreichischen Klimaziele. Handlungsfelder und konzeptionelle Grundlagen," WIFO Studies, WIFO, number 70785, April.
    2. Eckhard Wurzel, 2009. "Financial policy: a stronger result-orientation needed," ifo Schnelldienst, ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich, vol. 62(18), pages 38-42, September.

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