Restructuring local government finance in developing countries : lessons from South Africa / edited by Roy Bahl and Paul Smoke.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bahl, Roy W.

Smoke, Paul J.

Series:

Studies in fiscal federalism and state-local finance

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Local government--South Africa--Case studies.

Local government.

Decentralization in government--South Africa.

Decentralization in government.

Fiscal policy--South Africa.

Fiscal policy.

South Africa.

Genre:

Case studies.

Physical Description:

xiv, 309 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham, UK ; Northhampton, MA : Edward Elgar, [2003]

Contents:

1. Overview of Fiscal Decentralization in South Africa / Roy Bahl, Paul Smoke 1

2. Municipal Powers and Functions: the Assignment Question / Larry Schroeder 23

3. Overview of the Local Government Revenue System / Roy Bahl, Paul Smoke, David Solomon 71

4. Property Taxation / Peter Vaz 95

5. The Regional Service Council Levy / Roy Bahl, David Solomon 127

6. Intergovernmental Transfers: the Equitable Share / Andrew Reschovsky 173

7. Integrating Fiscal Decentralization Reforms and the Challenge of Implementation / Paul Smoke, Roy Bahl, Andrew Reschovsky, Larry Schroeder, David Solomon, Peter Vaz 237.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1843762048

OCLC:

53315264