On National or Supranational Objectives: Improving the Effectiveness of Targeted Expenditure Programs
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WP; scale factor; lower bound; Public expenditures; incentive schemes; intergovernmental finance; selection scheme; provincial government; second period; central government objective; transfer scheme; selecting scheme; expenditure program; county government; implementing government; program deliverables; Budget planning and preparation; Debt relief; Moral hazard; Competition;All these keywords.
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