Institutional and Financial Relations across Levels of Government
As financial markets put more and more pressure on governments to reduce their deficits
and debts, sub-central levels of government are a key player in the implementation
of national strategies. The room for manoeuvre to implement consolidations strategies
coordinated across levels of government highly depends on the institutional structure
of intergovernmental relations, and the effectiveness of their multi-level governance
structure. This was already the case for recovery strategies, in the beginning of
the crisis. This report provides an overview of the institutional and financial relations
across levels of government that enables policymakers evaluate their position and
identify good practices for mobilizing sub-central governments for national growth,
equity and stability objectives. This report is divided into two parts: the first
part is analytical and the second part provides institutional and quantitative country
information and comparisons.
Published on February 23, 2012
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