The Municipal Transfer System in Nicaragua:Evaluation and Proposals for Reform
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- Jorge Martinez-Vazquez & Cristian Sepúlveda, 2008. "The Municipal Transfer System in Nicaragua: Evaluation and Proposals for Reform," International Center for Public Policy Working Paper Series, at AYSPS, GSU paper0801, International Center for Public Policy, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University.
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fiscal decentralization; Municipal Transfer System; Nicaragua; local government;NEP fields
This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-ALL-2008-01-05 (All new papers)
- NEP-PBE-2008-01-05 (Public Economics)
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