Decentralization & Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations

COURSE OFFERINGS COURSE DESCRIPTION COURSE MATERIALS

Andrews, M. and Anwar Shah. "Voice and local governance in the developing world: What is done, to what effect, and why?" (Word 148K) Draft paper. Washington, DC: World Bank.

Azfar, O. Satu Kahkonen, and Patrick Meagher. 2001. “Conditions for Effective Decentralized Governance: A Synthesis of Research Findings.” (PDF 305K) Maryland: IRIS Center, University of Maryland.

Bahl, R. 2000. "Intergovernmental Transfers in Developing and Transition Countries:
Principles and Practice." (PDF 1.62M) Urban and Local Government Background Series No. 2,
Washington, DC: World Bank.

Bahl, R. 1999. "Implementation Rules for Fiscal Decentralization." (PDF 89K) Working Paper No. 10, Atlanta, Georgia: International Studies Program, School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University.

Bird, R. "Local and Regional Revenues: Realities and Prospects," World Bank manuscript, 2003.

Bird, R. and Michael Smart, "Intergovernmental Fiscal Transfers: Some Lessons from
International Experience." (PDF 108K) Paper prepared for Symposium on Intergovernmental Transfers
in Asian Countries: Issues and Practices, Asian Tax and Public Policy Program, Hitotsubashi
University, Tokyo, Japan, February 2001.

Bird, R. 1999. ""Rethinking Subnational Taxes: A New Look at Tax Assignment." (PDF 3.56M) Working Paper No. 99/165, Washington, DC: International Monetary Fund.

Burki, S. Guillermo Perry, and William Dillinger. 1999. “Beyond the Center: Decentralizing the State.” (PDF 477 K) World Bank Latin America and Caribbean Studies, Washington, DC: World Bank.

De Mello, L. (2004). Fiscal Decentralization and Subnational Expenditure Policy.

Ebel, R. and Serdar Yilmaz. 2002. “On the Measurement and Impact of Fiscal Decentralization.” (PDF 71K) Washington, DC: World Bank.

Faguet, J. “Decentralization and Local Government Performance.” (PDF 70K) Paper prepared for Working Group 6: Decentralization and Natural Resources Management at the Technical Consultation on Decentralization, FAO. Rome, 16-18 December 1997. (Also included Annex 1 (PDF 8K), Annex 2 (PDF 5K), Annex 3 (PDF 6K), Annex 4 (PDF 6K), Annex 5 (PDF 8K), Annex 6 (PDF 5K), Annex 7 (PDF 5K), Annex 8 (PDF 10K), Annex 9 (PDF 8K)

Fallon, P. and Camille Lampart. 1998. "Can Backward Subnational Regions Catch Up with Advanced Ones." (PDF 160K) PREM Note No. 6, Washington, DC: World Bank.

Fengler, W. 2003. "Estimating financing needs for local services in Madagascar." PREM Note No. 81, Washington, DC: World Bank.

Galiani, S. and Ernesto Schargrodsky. (2002). School Decentralization and Education Quality: The Role of Fiscal Deficits.

Grote, U. and Joachim von Braun. "Does Decentralization Serve the Poor?" (PDF 844K) Paper prepared for the IMF Conference on Fiscal Decentralization, 20-21 November, 2000, in Washington, DC.

Guigale, M. and Steven Webb (eds.). 2000. “Achievements and Challenges of Fiscal Decentralization in Mexico.” Washington, DC: World Bank. [Separated for easy access. Table of Contents (PDF 132K), Overview (PDF 226K), Chapter 1 (PDF 214K), Chapter 2 (PDF 230K), Chapter 3 (PDF 240K), Chapter 4 (PDF 167K), Chapter 5 (PDF 241K), Chapter 6 (PDF 287K), Bibliography (PDF 145k)]

Hofman, B. (2003). Decentralizing Indonesia: A Regional Public Expenditure Review Overview Report. East Asia Poverty Reduction and Economic Management Unit. The World Bank.

Hofman, B. and Kai Kaiser, "The Making of the Big Bang and its Aftermath, A Political
Economy Perspective." (PDF 135K) Paper presented at the conference on Can Decentralization Help
Rebuild Indonesia? Georgia State University, May 2002.

Kahkonen, S. and Anthony Lanyi. 2001. "Does Decentralization Improve Service Delivery." (PDF 174K) PREM Note No. 55, Washington, DC: World Bank.

Keefer, P. and Stuti Khemani. 2003. "Democracy, Public Expenditures and the Poor." (PDF 463K) Development Research Group, Washington, DC: World Bank.

Keefer, P. and Stuti Khemani. "Why Do the Poor Receive Poor Services?" (PDF 57K) Economic and Political Weekly. February 2004.

Khemani, S. 2002. "Federal Politics and Budget Deficits: Evidence from the States of India."
(Word 149K) Washington, DC: World Bank.

Khemani, S. 2003. "Partisan Politics and Intergovernmental Transfers in India." Draft paper. Washington, DC: World Bank.

Kitchen, H. and Enid Slack, "Providing Public Services in Remote Areas," (PDF 70K) Draft,
December 2001.

Lieberman, S. 2002. “Decentralization and Health in the Philippines and Indonesia: An Interim Report.” (PDF 53K) Washington, DC: World Bank.

Litvack, J. and Jessica Seddon (eds.). 1999. "Decentralization Briefing Notes." (PDF 648K) Washington, DC: World Bank.

Litvack, J., Junaid Ahmad, and Richard Bird. 1998. "Rethinking Decentralization in
Developing Countries." (PDF 3.6M) Sector Studies Series, Poverty Reduction and Economic Management, Washington, DC: World Bank.

Ma, J. 1997. "Intergovernmental Fiscal Transfers in Nine Countries: Lessons for Developing Countries." (PDF 5.02M) Policy Research Paper No. 1822, Washington, DC: World Bank.

McLure, C. and Jorge Martinez-Vazquez. 2000. "The Assignment of Revenues and Expenditures in Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations." (PDF 307K) Paper prepared for the core course on Intergovernmental Relations and Local Financial Management, World Bank Institute, Washington, DC: World Bank.

Ndegwa, S. and Brian Levy. 2003. The Politics of Decentralization in Africa: A Comparative Analysis (PDF 475K)

Nelson, J. and Robert R. Kaufman. Conclusions: The Dynamics of Social Service Reforms. Chapter 16 of Crucial Needs, Weak Incentives: The Politics of Health and Education Reform in Latin America, Wilson Center Press and Johns Hopkins University Press, forthcoming autumn 2004.

Oliveira, J. and Jorge Martinez-Vazquez. 2003. "Reforming intergovernmental fiscal relations in the Czech Republic." PREM Note No. 83, Washington, DC: World Bank.

Peterson, G. 2000. “Building Local Credit Systems.” (PDF 2.6M) Municipal Finance Background Series No. 3, Washington, DC: World Bank.

Rao, G. "Poverty Alleviation under Fiscal Decentralization." (PDF 59K) Paper presented at the Fiscal Policy and Poverty Alleviation Conference, organized by the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (Switzerland) and the World Bank Institute, Gerzensee Conference Center, Switzerland, January 28-31, 2002.

Ravallion, M. 1998. “Reaching Poor Areas in a Federal System.” (PDF 1.7M) Policy Research Paper No. 1901, Washington, DC: World Bank.

Rodden, J. and Jennie Litvack (eds.). 2000. Draft papers from the Hard Budget Constraints Study. Papers prepared as part of a World Bank research initiative.

Table of Contents (PDF 9K)
Introduction & Overview (PDF 98K)
Argentina (PDF 74K)
Brazil (PDF 76K)
Canada (PDF 147K)
China (PDF 109K)
Germany (PDF 80K)
Hungary (PDF 44K)

India (PDF 123K)
Norway (PDF 67K)
South Africa (PDF 81K)
Ukraine (PDF 117K)
USA (PDF 148K)
Exhibit I (PDF 16K)
Conclusion (PDF 137K)

Rodden, J. 2000. "Decentralization and the Challenge of Hard Budget Constraints." (PDF 121K) PREM Note No. 41, Washington, DC: World Bank.

Schroeder, L. "Mechanisms for Strengthening Local Governance." (Word 173K) Draft paper prepared for the World Bank.

The World Bank. 2002. "China: National Development and Sub-National Finance : A Review of Provincial Expenditure." (PDF 12.4M) Washington, DC: World Bank.

Tommasi, M., Sebastain Seigh, and Pablo Sanguinetti. "Fiscal Federalism in Argentina: Polices, Politics and Institutional Reform," (PDF 142K) Economie, Journal of LACEI, Spring 2001.

Wetzel, D. 2001. “Decentralization in the Transition Economies: Challenges and the Road Ahead.” (PDF 425K) Washington, DC: World Bank.

Winkler, D. and Alec Ian Gershberg. (2003). Education Decentralization in Africa: A Review of Recent Policy and Practice.