RePEc: Research Papers in Economics · 2002 · 34 citations · 0 references
Public AffairsPublic BudgetingPublic FinanceBudgetingFiscal FederalismLocal GovernmentFiscal ManagementFiscal RulesLocal BudgetingLocal Government FinanceLocal Public FinanceMunicipal BudgetingFiscal AuthorityLocal Borrowing RulesLocal Budgetary AuthorityLocal Fiscal RulesLocal Government Budget ConstraintsLocal Government BudgetingLocal Government BudgetsLocal Public Service Finance
Most countries apply some form of restrictions to local government budgeting and borrowing, but in various forms and to varying degrees. These restrictions are considered necessary components of a fiscal federalism involving some sort of central government control in local affairs, a design which can be termed ‘administrative federalism’. In this comprehensive book Bernard Dafflon introduces the reader to the institutional complexities of fiscal controls in European local public finance.