Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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970951 | Journal of Urban Economics | 2007 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
Recent studies examining the relation between fiscal decentralization and economic growth have failed to take account of the extent of the independent taxing powers available to sub-national governments and thus have substantially overstated the degree of effective decentralization. Results from a cross section study of 19 OECD member countries suggest that when the measure of fiscal decentralization is limited to the revenues over which sub-national governments have full autonomy, its impact on economic growth is not statistically significant.
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Authors
John Thornton,