Local Government Economics in Theory and Practice

List of contents

Figures Tables Contributors Acknowledgement Introduction 1. Decentralisation and political rents 2. The political economy of tax and expenditure decentralisation 3. Current issues in the theory of fiscal federalism 4. Local finance in Spain 5. Financing local government 6. How far is the poll tax a ‘community charge’? 7. Reform of local taxation in Germany 8. Property taxation in France 9. Revealed preferences for local public goods 10. Business collective action and the role of local government in economic development Index

About the author

David King

Summary

First published in 1992, Local Government Economics in Theory and Practice is a series of chapters examining the theoretical basis for different systems of local government finance and how these systems work out in practice.

Product details

• Assisted by: David Neden King (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.01.2024
• EAN: 9781032222578
• ISBN: 978-1-03-222257-8
• No. of pages: 196
• Weight: 294 g
• Series: Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / Theory, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Economic Development, Economic theory & philosophy, Development economics & emerging economies, Development economics and emerging economies, Economic theory and philosophy