Determinants of Expenditure Decentralization: Evidence from China
dc.contributor.author | Wu, Alfred M. | |
dc.contributor.author | Wang, Wen | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-06-09T19:10:55Z | |
dc.date.available | 2015-06-09T19:10:55Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2013-03 | |
dc.description.abstract | This study is the first attempt to examine the determinants of expenditure decentralization at sub-provincial levels in China. The Chinese central government gives detailed guidelines to local governments on public finance, but, ironically, their expenditure assignment is far from being well-regulated. Differences in fiscal decentralization on the expenditure side are enormous among local governments. Employing a panel dataset of 1995-2006, we provide empirical evidence that transfer dependency negatively affects expenditure decentralization in Chinese local governments. It suggests that intermediate governments, i.e. provincial governments, may have “grabbed” central grants for self-interests. | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Wu, Alfred M., and Wen Wang. 2013. Determinants of expenditure decentralization: Evidence from China. World Development 46: 176-84. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2013.02.004 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1805/6477 | |
dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
dc.subject | decentralization | en_US |
dc.subject | local government | en_US |
dc.subject | fiscal transfers | en_US |
dc.subject | China | en_US |
dc.title | Determinants of Expenditure Decentralization: Evidence from China | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |