Vertical fiscal imbalance, transfer payments, and fiscal sustainability of local governments in China
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Keywords
Fiscal transfers; Vertical fiscal imbalance; Fiscal sustainability; Fiscal space;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- H63 - Public Economics - - National Budget, Deficit, and Debt - - - Debt; Debt Management; Sovereign Debt
- H77 - Public Economics - - State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations - - - Intergovernmental Relations; Federalism
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