Central and Local Government Relations in Asia
Title | Central and Local Government Relations in Asia PDF eBook |
Author | Naoyuki Yoshino |
Publisher | Edward Elgar Publishing |
Pages | 449 |
Release | 2017 |
Genre | Asia |
ISBN | 1786436876 |
Sustainable and inclusive growth in emerging Asian economies requires high levels of public investment in areas such as infrastructure, education, health, and social services. The increasing complexity and regional diversity of these investment needs, together with the trend of democratization, has led to fiscal decentralization being implemented in many Asian economies. This book takes stock of some major issues regarding fiscal decentralization, including expenditure and revenue assignments, transfer programs, and sustainability of local government finances, and develops important findings and policy recommendations.
Relationship between the Central Government and Local Governments of Contemporary China
Title | Relationship between the Central Government and Local Governments of Contemporary China PDF eBook |
Author | Feizhou Zhou |
Publisher | Springer |
Pages | 150 |
Release | 2017-06-12 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 9811043884 |
This book examines the connection between central-local government relations and the transition of contemporary China, the urbanization process and social development. Based on empirical investigations and theoretical research, it argues that this is the key to understanding the transition of central-local government relations from the overall fiscal rationing system in the 1980s and the tax distribution system in the 1990s. The former system provided the incentive for local government to “set up a number of enterprises” and resulted in rapid local industrialization, while the latter system enabled the local governments to move from “operating the enterprises” to “operating the land and cities”. The book analyzes two aspects of the profound impact of the change in central-local government relations on the behavior of local governments: land quota acquisition and urbanization, thus providing valuable insights into the economic and social development of contemporary China.
Central-Local Relations in Asia-Pacific
Title | Central-Local Relations in Asia-Pacific PDF eBook |
Author | Mark Turner |
Publisher | Springer |
Pages | 268 |
Release | 2016-07-27 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 1349277118 |
A source of perennial tension in states is the degree to which decision-making power and authority should be concentrated in central institutions and individuals. At present the conventional wisdom of central-local relations has swung in favour of decentralisation. This book investigates whether such convergence is taking place through detailed examination in Asia-Pacific. The results of the survey reveal a complex picture in which divergence is still evident in the region's patterns of central-local relations.
Central-Local Relations in Asian Constitutional Systems
Title | Central-Local Relations in Asian Constitutional Systems PDF eBook |
Author | Andrew Harding |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
Pages | 144 |
Release | 2015-12-17 |
Genre | Law |
ISBN | 1782255605 |
This book examines territorial governance in Asia in the context of central-local relations. In an era of attempts to deal with issues such as decentralisation, conflict involving ethnic and religious enclaves, and demands for regional autonomy, it is timely to examine central-local relations in a pan-Asian perspective, assessing the attempts in a range of different constitutional systems from Japan to Myanmar to re-order constitutional structures for local government. The book looks at the constitutional systems for organising central-local relations in Asia and attempts to draw conclusions from contemporary experiences.
Frameworks for Central-Local Government Relations and Fiscal Sustainability
Title | Frameworks for Central-Local Government Relations and Fiscal Sustainability PDF eBook |
Author | Peter Morgan |
Publisher | |
Pages | 48 |
Release | 2017 |
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Sustainable and inclusive growth in emerging Asian economies requires continued high levels of public sector investment in areas such as infrastructure, education, health, and social services. These responsibilities, especially with regard to infrastructure investment, need to be devolved increasingly to the regional government level. However, growth of sources of revenue and financing for local governments has not necessarily kept pace, forcing them, in some cases, to increase borrowing or cut spending below needed levels.This paper reviews alternative models of the relationship between central and local governments, and provides an overview and assessment of different financing mechanisms for local governments, including tax revenues, central government transfers, bank loans, and bond issuance, with a focus on the context of emerging Asian economies. The paper also reviews financing mechanisms for local governments and mechanisms for maintaining fiscal stability and sustainability at both the central and local government levels. Based upon the evidence on the decentralization process in Asia, it proposes some policy implications for improving central-local government relations and fiscal sustainability.
Central and Local Government Relations
Title | Central and Local Government Relations PDF eBook |
Author | Edward Page |
Publisher | Sage Publications (CA) |
Pages | 200 |
Release | 1987 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 9780803980716 |
Central and Local Government Relations considers how best to organize local government units, and what powers and responsibilities should be devolved to local government. The book presents a comparative analysis of local governments in seven unitary states - Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Britain, France, Italy and Spain. It tests the hypothesis that any convincing explanation for the emergence of a particular pattern of central-local relations in one country must be able to explain why identical patterns are or are not found in others. The ability of local government to shape public services is discussed on the basis of three dimensions - the functions of local government, the type of discretion that it has, and the extent to which local political actors can influence central processes of decision making. The editors distinguish between the type of local governmnent system found in Britain and Scandinavia and that found in Southern European nations, and explore the reasons which explain these differences.
Challenges to Local Governance in the Pandemic Era
Title | Challenges to Local Governance in the Pandemic Era PDF eBook |
Author | John S. Moolakkattu |
Publisher | Cambridge Scholars Publishing |
Pages | 365 |
Release | 2022-03-18 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 1527581756 |
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought the question of local governance and inter-governmental coordination to the centre of public administration. There is a general feeling across the world that the local government space is critical in managing pandemics. This volume is a collection of articles on the experiences of the local governments in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. Although the focus is on South Asia, especially India, it also provides perspectives on Europe, Africa and Latin America. The book will appeal to researchers, policy makers and practitioners who are interested in the interface between public health and local governance, particularly during emergencies. It also provides clues about the design of sustainable policy and governance, including the type of intergovernmental relations that should emerge in the post-COVID situation.