Metropolitan city finances in Asia and the Pacific region: issues, problems and reform options
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Keywords
Taxation; local government revenue; local government budget;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- H20 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - General
- H71 - Public Economics - - State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations - - - State and Local Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue
- H72 - Public Economics - - State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations - - - State and Local Budget and Expenditures
NEP fields
This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-PBE-2018-02-12 (Public Economics)
- NEP-SEA-2018-02-12 (South East Asia)
- NEP-URE-2018-02-12 (Urban and Real Estate Economics)
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