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Welcoming Remarks — Horst Köhler
(IMF)
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| 9:15 a.m.
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On Fiscal Federalism: Issues to
Worry About
Author: Vito Tanzi (FAD)
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| | Governance and Institutions
Chair: Vito Tanzi (FAD)
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| 9:45 a.m.
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An Introduction to
Decentralization Failure
Author: A. Breton (University of Toronto, and
International Centre for Economic Research, Turin, Italy
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| 10:30 a.m.
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Decentralization and the
Quality of Government
Author: D. Treisman (University of California at Los Angeles)
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| 10:50 a.m.
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Localization and Corruption:
Panacea or Pandora’s Box?
Authors: Tugrul Gurgur (World Bank) and Anwar Shah (World Bank)
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| 11:10 a.m.
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Does Decentralization Serve
the Poor?
Authors: Joachim von Braun (Zentrum für Entwicklungsforschung, University of
Bonn) and Ulrike Grote (Zentrum für Entwicklungsforschung, University of Bonn)
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| 11:30 a.m.
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Discussant: Michael Keen (FAD)
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Africa
Chair: E. Hernandez-Cata (IMF, African Department)
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| 2:15 p.m.
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Fiscal Decentralization in East
and Southern Africa: A Selective Review of Experience and Thoughts on Moving
Forward
Author: P. Smoke (New York University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
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| 2:35 p.m.
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Decentralization in
Africa
Author: G. Brosio (University of Turin)
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| 2:55 p.m. |
Discussant: I. Momoniat (Ministry of Finance, South
Africa) |
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Asia
Chair: Mario Blejer (IMF, Asia and Pacific Department)
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| 3:45 p.m.
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Fiscal Decentralization in Indian
Federalism
Author: Govinda Rao (Institute for Social and Economic Change, Bangalore)
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| 4:05 p.m.
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Indonesia—Managing
Decentralization
Authors: Ehtisham Ahmad (FAD) and Ali Mansoor (FAD)
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| 4:25 p.m.
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Discussant: Ke-young Chu (FAD)
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| | Latin America
Chair: Claudio Loser (IMF, Western Hemisphere Department)
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| 4:45 p.m.
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Recent Developments on
Federalism and Decentralization: Lessons from the Argentine Experience
Author: E. Rezk (University of Cordoba/Ministry of Finance, Argentina)
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| 4:55 p.m.
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Sub-national Borrowing in Argentina
Author: Juan Pablo Jimenez (Ministry of Economy, Argentina)
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| 5:10 p.m.
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Brazil: An Evolving
Federation
Authors: José Afonso (Fiscal Affairs Department of the Brazilian National
Development Bank) and Luiz de Mello (FAD)
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| 5:20 p.m.
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Discussant: Teresa Ter-Minassian (IMF, Western
Hemisphere Department)
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Tuesday, November
21
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| | Transition Economies
Chair: Nick Stern (World Bank)
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| 9:00 a.m.
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Making Decentralization
Work—The Case of Russia, Ukraine, and Kazakhstan
Authors: J. Martinez-Vazquez (Georgia State University), Era Dabla-Norris (IMF
Institute), and J. Norregaard (FAD)
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| 9:20 a.m.
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Fiscal Federalist Relations in
Russia:
A Case for Subnational Autonomy
Authors: Aleksei Lavrov (Ministry of Finance, Russian Federation), John Litwack
(Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development), and D. Sutherland (Organisation
for Economic Co-Operation and Development)
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| 9:40 a.m.
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The Effectiveness of
Decentralization in Hungary and Slovakia
Author: Jean-Jacques Dethier (World Bank)
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| 10:30 a.m.
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Recentralization in
China?
Authors: E. Ahmad (FAD), Li Keping (Macroeconomic Division, State Council,
Beijing), and T. Richardson (IMF, European II Department)
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| 10:50 a.m.
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Discussant: Christine Wallich (Asian
Development Bank/World Bank)
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| | European Union
Chair: Michael Deppler (IMF, European I Department)
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| 2:00 p.m.
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Consensus Democracy and
Inter-jurisdictional Fiscal Solidarity in Germany
Authors: P. Bernd Spahn (University of Frankfurt) and Oliver Franz (University of
Frankfurt)
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| 2:20 p.m.
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Decentralization in a
Supranationality—the Case of the European Union
Author: Pierre Salmon (Université de Bourgogne)
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| 2:40 p.m.
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Intergovernmental Fiscal
Relations in Italy
Author: Piero Giarda (Vice-Minister, Ministry of Treasury, Rome)
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| 3:00 p.m.
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Fiscal Decentralization in
Spain
Author: Julio Vinuela (FAD)
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| 3:40 p.m.
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Discussant: Pierre Pestieu (University of
Liège and FAD)
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| 4:40 p.m.
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Round Table
Chair: Vito Tanzi (FAD)
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Authors: A. Breton (University of Toronto), I.
Momoniat (Ministry of Finance, South Africa), C. Wallich (Asian Development Bank/World
Bank), J.P. Jimenez (Ministry of Economy and Finance, Argentina), P. Giarda (Ministry of
Treasury, Italy)
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