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Decentralization and Macroeconomic Management

By Teresa Ter-Minassian

November 1, 1997

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Teresa Ter-Minassian. Decentralization and Macroeconomic Management, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 1997) accessed November 21, 2024
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Summary

The literature on fiscal federalism has amply discussed both the potential efficiency and welfare gains from decentralization and the potential trade-offs between decentralization and income redistribution. By contrast, it has generally put less emphasis on the effects of decentralization on macroeconomic management, although policymakers worldwide increasingly have to grapple with these effects. This paper examines the constraints that a high degree of decentralization can place on the ability of the central government to carry out its traditional macroeconomic management functions and explores various ways to minimize these constraints.

Subject: Budget planning and preparation, Debt financing, Debt service, Expenditure, External debt, Public debt, Public financial management (PFM)

Keywords: A number of country, Approval power, Borrowing controls, Budget planning and preparation, Central government, Country, Debt financing, Debt service, Decentralization, Experiences point, Financial operations, Fiscal federalism, Global, Government, Government interference, Government intervention, Government purpose, Government savings, Subnational government, WP

Publication Details

  • Pages:

    16

  • Volume:

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  • DOI:

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  • Issue:

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  • Series:

    Working Paper No. 1997/155

  • Stock No:

    WPIEA1551997

  • ISBN:

    9781451857276

  • ISSN:

    1018-5941

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