Keywords
fiscal decentralization, local fiscal autonomy, economic transition, property tax, revenue autonomy, profiling autonomy perceptions
Abstract
This article analyzes perceptions of inter-governmental fiscal relations as held by local officials of the Czech Republic. The field study probes local perceptions of progress toward fiscal decentralization in the Czech Republic. A statistical analysis is based on a scaling of cities according to size and according to a generalized, multi-part measure of fiscal autonomy. This measure is effective in discriminating high and low autonomy cities by size, types of expenditures, and funding sources. Cities of diverse sizes are divided into groups reflecting perceptions of greater or lesser autonomy. The implications of the findings are discussed.
Original Publication Citation
Scott M. Smith, Phillip J. Bryson and Gary C. Cornia, "The View from City Hall: Local Perceptions of Intergovermental Fiscal Relations in the Czech Republic," Communist and Post-Communist Studies, forthcoming. http://www.journals.elsevier.com/communist-and-post-communist-studies/
BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Smith, Scott M.; Bryson, Phillip J.; and Cornia, Gary C., "The View from City Hall: Local Perceptions of Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations in the Czech Republic" (2011). Faculty Publications. 89.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/facpub/89
Document Type
Peer-Reviewed Article
Publication Date
2011-01-01
Permanent URL
http://hdl.lib.byu.edu/1877/2821
Publisher
Elsevier
Language
English
College
Family, Home, and Social Sciences
Department
Economics
Copyright Status
© 2011 Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of The Regents of the University of California This is the version of the article prior to publication. The full, post-publication article can be found at http://www.journals.elsevier.com/communist-and-post-communist-studies/
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