Measuring Fiscal Decentralization in the Philippines
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06/09/2009
06/09/2009
01/07/2009
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Resumo |
This paper focuses on the fiscal decentralization in the Philippines after the 1991 Local Government Code. It first examines the intergovernmental fiscal relationship between central and local governments by using fiscal decentralization indicators, and then investigates its impact on local finance. After fiscal decentralization, the local expenditure responsibility is expanded while the local fiscal capacity is not strengthened in the Philippines. Local governments consequently comes to depend heavily on fiscal transfers from the central government, internal revenue allotments (IRAs), which has a substantial influence on local finance. The heavy dependence on IRAs makes local finance unpredictable and unstable. The distribution of IRAs also affects the horizontal balance between provincial governments. |
Identificador |
IDE Discussion Paper. No. 209. 2009. 07 http://hdl.handle.net/2344/854 IDE Discussion Paper 209 |
Idioma(s) |
en eng |
Publicador |
Institute of Developing Economies, JETRO 日本貿易振興機構アジア経済研究所 |
Palavras-Chave | #Fiscal Decentralization #Fiscal Decentralization Indicators #Horizontal Balance #The Philippines #Philippines #Decentralization #Local Finance #349 #AHPH Philippines フィリピン #H77 - Intergovernmental Relations; Federalism |
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Working Paper Technical Report |