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Decentralisation of governmental activities - an international comparison

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  • Rigmar Osterkamp
  • Markus Eller

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The necessity of public spending should be scrutinised not only with regard to the total amount. It is also important which level of government is responsible for the provision and financing of public goods. In this article, 20 countries are compared with regard to their degree of decentralisation.

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  • Rigmar Osterkamp & Markus Eller, 2003. "Decentralisation of governmental activities - an international comparison," ifo Schnelldienst, ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich, vol. 56(16), pages 36-39, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:ces:ifosdt:v:56:y:2003:i:16:p:36-39
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    • H00 - Public Economics - - General - - - General
    • H50 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - General

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