Local Government Economics in Theory and Practice

Name: Local Government Economics in Theory and Practice
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ISBN: 9780415062206

ISBN-10: 0415062209

ISBN-13: 9780415062206

Edition: 1992

Authors: David King

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Examines the theoretical basis for different systems of local government finance and how these work out in practice. This book covers various aspects of recent and proposed reforms in the United Kingdom and includes a discussion of the rationale for the community charge.

Book details

List price: $79.95
Copyright year: 1992
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 6/5/1992
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 192
Size: 8.00" wide x 10.00" long x 2.00" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English

Senior Lecturer, University of Stirling.



Figures


Tables


Contributors


Acknowledgement


Introduction


Decentralisation and political rents


The political economy of tax and expenditure decentralisation: Are there answers for constitutional reform?


Current issues in the theory of fiscal federalism


Local finance in Spain: Present structure and prospects for applied research


Financing local government: An international perspective with particular reference to local taxation


How far is the poll tax a 'community charge'?: The implications of service usage evidence


Reform of local taxation in Germany: Criteria and proposals


Property taxation in France


Revealed preferences for local public goods: The Turin experiment


Business collective action and the role of local government in economic development


Index