Issues in Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations in China
February 1, 2005
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Summary
The paper reviews the changing nature of intergovernmental fiscal relations between the provinces and the central government in China over the past two decades and provides an assessment of the success of previous reforms in meeting their objectives. Key existing weaknesses in the current system that undermine these objectives are identified. Alternative instruments, procedures, rules, and incentives that could result in better outcomes are outlined by drawing upon relevant cross-country experiences.
Subject: Expenditure, Expenditure assignments, Public financial management (PFM), Revenue administration, Revenue assignments
Keywords: block grant, decentralization policy, establishment, government, revenue, WP
Pages:
28
Volume:
2005
DOI:
Issue:
030
Series:
Working Paper No. 2005/030
Stock No:
WPIEA2005030
ISBN:
9781451860498
ISSN:
1018-5941
