A model on interests representation and;accountability in small local governments
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Keywords
Accountability; Fiscal Federalism; Interests Representation; Intergovernmental Grants; Territorial Reform;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- H71 - Public Economics - - State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations - - - State and Local Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue
- H77 - Public Economics - - State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations - - - Intergovernmental Relations; Federalism
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-CDM-2011-05-24 (Collective Decision-Making)
- NEP-PBE-2011-05-24 (Public Economics)
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