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Why Focus on Spending Needs Factors? The Political Economy of Fiscal Transfer Reforms in Mexico

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  • Mr. Ehtisham Ahmad
  • Ms. Mercedes Garcia-Escribano
  • José Antonio González Anaya
  • Mr. Ernesto Revilla
  • Mr. Giorgio Brosio
  • Mr. Ben Lockwood

Abstract

An equalization system ensures that subnational governments can provide similar level of public services at a comparable level of own tax-effort. This paper focuses on the importance of spending needs factors in the design of equalization transfers as well as special purpose transfers-and the role that this could have in setting the agenda for better accountability for recipient governments, illustrating both design and implementation questions with examples from Mexico. The paper also takes into account the difficult political economy constraints to reforming any system of transfers.

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  • Mr. Ehtisham Ahmad & Ms. Mercedes Garcia-Escribano & José Antonio González Anaya & Mr. Ernesto Revilla & Mr. Giorgio Brosio & Mr. Ben Lockwood, 2007. "Why Focus on Spending Needs Factors? The Political Economy of Fiscal Transfer Reforms in Mexico," IMF Working Papers 2007/252, International Monetary Fund.
    • Handle: RePEc:imf:imfwpa:2007/252
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    1. Mr. Bob Searle & Jun Ma & Mr. Stefano Piperno & Mr. Ehtisham Ahmad, 2002. "Intergovernmental Grants Systems and Management: Applications of a General Framework to Indonesia," IMF Working Papers 2002/128, International Monetary Fund.
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    1. Fernando K. Arechederra Mustre & Carlos M. Urzúa, 2017. "La Ley de Coordinación Fiscal en México: Una crítica aritmética," Sobre México. Revista de Economía, Sobre México. Temas en economía, vol. 3(1), pages 4-13.
    2. Ahmad, Ehtisham & Brosio, Giorgio, 2009. "Decentralization and local service provision: what do we know?," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 38347, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
    3. Andrew Abbott & René Cabral & Philip Jones, 2017. "Incumbency and Distributive Politics: Intergovernmental Transfers in Mexico," Southern Economic Journal, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 84(2), pages 484-503, October.
    4. Luis Cabrera-Castellanos & Maribel Lozano-Cortés & Frederick H. Wallace, 2009. "Measuring Expenditure Needs and Public Safety Transfers in Mexico," Annals of the University of Petrosani, Economics, University of Petrosani, Romania, vol. 9(1), pages 77-86.

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