Subnational Data Requirements for Fiscal Decentralization : Case Studies from Central Eastern Europe

Poverty is an outcome of interaction between economic, social, and political forces. The World Bank has emphasized poverty reduction in its programs and operational activities. With the launching of initiatives such as the poverty reduction strateg...

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Main Authors: Yilmaz, Serdar, Hegedus, Jozsef, Bell, Michael E.
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topic ACCESSION COUNTRIES
ACCOUNTABILITY
ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS
ASSESSMENT ACTIVITIES
ASSESSMENT STUDY
ASSETS
AUDITING
AVAILABLE DATA
BUDGET MANAGEMENT
BUDGETARY INSTITUTIONS
CAPACITY BUILDING
CASE STUDIES
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
CITIZENS
COMMUNIST
CONSENSUS
COUNTRY OWNERSHIP
DATA AVAILABILITY
DATA COLLECTION
DATA COLLECTION ACTIVITIES
DATA QUALITY
DATA REQUIREMENTS
DECENTRALIZATION IN GOVERNMENT
DECENTRALIZATION REFORMS
DEGREE OF AUTONOMY
DEMOCRATIC SOCIETIES
DESIGNING POLICIES
DEVELOPMENT GOALS
DEVOLUTION
DISTRICTS
DONOR AGENCIES
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ELECTED OFFICIALS
EXPENDITURE
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
FINANCIAL DATA
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
FISCAL
FISCAL CONTROL
FISCAL DECENTRALIZATION
GOVERNMENT BUDGETS
GOVERNMENT LEVEL
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
HOUSING
HUMAN CAPITAL
INDIVIDUAL COUNTRIES
INTERGOVERNMENTAL FINANCE
INTERGOVERNMENTAL FISCAL REFORM
INTERGOVERNMENTAL FISCAL RELATIONS
INTERGOVERNMENTAL SYSTEM
LEGAL SYSTEM
LEGISLATION
LEGISLATURE
LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT
LICENSES
LIVING STANDARDS
LOCAL ADMINISTRATION
LOCAL AUTHORITIES
LOCAL AUTONOMY
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
LOCAL LEVELS
LOCAL OFFICIALS
LOCAL SELF-GOVERNMENT
LOCAL SERVICES
MACROECONOMIC STABILITY
MACROECONOMIC STABILIZATION
MANAGEMENT CAPACITY
MANDATES
MINISTRIES OF FINANCE
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
MUNICIPALITIES
MUNICIPALITY
NATIONAL LEVEL
NATIONAL POLICY
NATIONS
NUTRITION
PARTNER ORGANIZATION
POLICY CHOICES
POLICY LEVEL
POLICY OPTIONS
POLITICAL DECENTRALIZATION
POLITICAL ELITE
POVERTY LEVELS
POVERTY REDUCTION
POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY
PRIMARY HEALTH CARE
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRIVATE SECTORS
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
PUBLIC EXPENDITURES
PUBLIC FINANCE
PUBLIC MANAGEMENT
PUBLIC POLICIES
PUBLIC POLICY
PUBLIC RESOURCES
PUBLIC SECTOR
PUBLIC SERVICES
PUBLIC SUPPORT
PUBLIC WORKS
PURCHASING POWER PARITY
REDUCING POVERTY
REGIONAL DISPARITIES
REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS
REPRESENTATIVES
REVENUE ASSIGNMENT
SECTOR MINISTRIES
SERVICE DELIVERY
SERVICE PROVIDERS
SEWAGE
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
SOCIAL POLICY
SOCIAL SOLIDARITY
SOLID WASTE COLLECTION
STATISTICAL DATA
STATISTICAL OFFICE
STATISTICAL OFFICES
STATISTICAL SYSTEMS
SUBNATIONAL GOVERNMENT
SUBNATIONAL GOVERNMENTS
SUBSIDIARY
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
TAX
TAX REVENUES
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TECHNICAL SUPPORT
TRANSITION COUNTRIES
TRANSITION ECONOMIES
TRANSPARENCY
TREASURY
WAGES DATA ANALYSIS
FISCAL DECENTRALIZATION INDICATORS
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
SOCIAL ASPECTS
POLITICAL ISSUES
POVERTY REDUCTION
OPERATIONAL STRATEGIES
DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES
SERVICE DELIVERY
PUBLIC RESOURCES
EDUCATION
DEMOGRAPHIC DATA
CAPACITY BUILDING
GLOBALIZATION
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
POLICY FORMULATION
GOVERNANCE
POLICY OBJECTIVES
LIVING STANDARDS
spellingShingle ACCESSION COUNTRIES
ACCOUNTABILITY
ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS
ASSESSMENT ACTIVITIES
ASSESSMENT STUDY
ASSETS
AUDITING
AVAILABLE DATA
BUDGET MANAGEMENT
BUDGETARY INSTITUTIONS
CAPACITY BUILDING
CASE STUDIES
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
CITIZENS
COMMUNIST
CONSENSUS
COUNTRY OWNERSHIP
DATA AVAILABILITY
DATA COLLECTION
DATA COLLECTION ACTIVITIES
DATA QUALITY
DATA REQUIREMENTS
DECENTRALIZATION IN GOVERNMENT
DECENTRALIZATION REFORMS
DEGREE OF AUTONOMY
DEMOCRATIC SOCIETIES
DESIGNING POLICIES
DEVELOPMENT GOALS
DEVOLUTION
DISTRICTS
DONOR AGENCIES
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ELECTED OFFICIALS
EXPENDITURE
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
FINANCIAL DATA
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
FISCAL
FISCAL CONTROL
FISCAL DECENTRALIZATION
GOVERNMENT BUDGETS
GOVERNMENT LEVEL
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
HOUSING
HUMAN CAPITAL
INDIVIDUAL COUNTRIES
INTERGOVERNMENTAL FINANCE
INTERGOVERNMENTAL FISCAL REFORM
INTERGOVERNMENTAL FISCAL RELATIONS
INTERGOVERNMENTAL SYSTEM
LEGAL SYSTEM
LEGISLATION
LEGISLATURE
LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT
LICENSES
LIVING STANDARDS
LOCAL ADMINISTRATION
LOCAL AUTHORITIES
LOCAL AUTONOMY
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
LOCAL LEVELS
LOCAL OFFICIALS
LOCAL SELF-GOVERNMENT
LOCAL SERVICES
MACROECONOMIC STABILITY
MACROECONOMIC STABILIZATION
MANAGEMENT CAPACITY
MANDATES
MINISTRIES OF FINANCE
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
MUNICIPALITIES
MUNICIPALITY
NATIONAL LEVEL
NATIONAL POLICY
NATIONS
NUTRITION
PARTNER ORGANIZATION
POLICY CHOICES
POLICY LEVEL
POLICY OPTIONS
POLITICAL DECENTRALIZATION
POLITICAL ELITE
POVERTY LEVELS
POVERTY REDUCTION
POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY
PRIMARY HEALTH CARE
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRIVATE SECTORS
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
PUBLIC EXPENDITURES
PUBLIC FINANCE
PUBLIC MANAGEMENT
PUBLIC POLICIES
PUBLIC POLICY
PUBLIC RESOURCES
PUBLIC SECTOR
PUBLIC SERVICES
PUBLIC SUPPORT
PUBLIC WORKS
PURCHASING POWER PARITY
REDUCING POVERTY
REGIONAL DISPARITIES
REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS
REPRESENTATIVES
REVENUE ASSIGNMENT
SECTOR MINISTRIES
SERVICE DELIVERY
SERVICE PROVIDERS
SEWAGE
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
SOCIAL POLICY
SOCIAL SOLIDARITY
SOLID WASTE COLLECTION
STATISTICAL DATA
STATISTICAL OFFICE
STATISTICAL OFFICES
STATISTICAL SYSTEMS
SUBNATIONAL GOVERNMENT
SUBNATIONAL GOVERNMENTS
SUBSIDIARY
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
TAX
TAX REVENUES
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TECHNICAL SUPPORT
TRANSITION COUNTRIES
TRANSITION ECONOMIES
TRANSPARENCY
TREASURY
WAGES DATA ANALYSIS
FISCAL DECENTRALIZATION INDICATORS
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
SOCIAL ASPECTS
POLITICAL ISSUES
POVERTY REDUCTION
OPERATIONAL STRATEGIES
DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES
SERVICE DELIVERY
PUBLIC RESOURCES
EDUCATION
DEMOGRAPHIC DATA
CAPACITY BUILDING
GLOBALIZATION
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
POLICY FORMULATION
GOVERNANCE
POLICY OBJECTIVES
LIVING STANDARDS
Yilmaz, Serdar
Hegedus, Jozsef
Bell, Michael E.
Subnational Data Requirements for Fiscal Decentralization : Case Studies from Central Eastern Europe
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description Poverty is an outcome of interaction between economic, social, and political forces. The World Bank has emphasized poverty reduction in its programs and operational activities. With the launching of initiatives such as the poverty reduction strategy papers and the Comprehensive Development Framework, it has made considerable progress in integrating antipoverty programs into other lending operations. As mentioned in the World Development Report 2000/2001, Attacking Poverty (World Bank 2001b), poverty has many dimensions. It is not defined only by income, but also has political and sectoral (access to services) dimensions. Today, in most countries subnational governments are responsible for the delivery of services that affect these dimensions of poverty. Because subnational governments control increasingly higher shares of total public resources, their competence in designing public policies and delivering public services becomes crucial in influencing the level of poverty. Indeed, the literature on fiscal decentralization presents evidence that local services, especially health and education, are highly correlated with the incidence of poverty (Bird and Rodriguez 1999). In this context, the need for subnational demographic, social, economic, and fiscal data is becoming more evident at a time when subnational governments are involved in national and global objectives of poverty reduction. Statistical capacity building at the subnational level aims to help statistical offices and subnational governments produce the basic microdata necessary not only for monitoring progress in poverty reduction, but also for ex ante policy formulation by subnational governments.
author2 Yilmaz, Serdar
author_facet Yilmaz, Serdar
Yilmaz, Serdar
Hegedus, Jozsef
Bell, Michael E.
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author Yilmaz, Serdar
Hegedus, Jozsef
Bell, Michael E.
author_sort Yilmaz, Serdar
title Subnational Data Requirements for Fiscal Decentralization : Case Studies from Central Eastern Europe
title_short Subnational Data Requirements for Fiscal Decentralization : Case Studies from Central Eastern Europe
title_full Subnational Data Requirements for Fiscal Decentralization : Case Studies from Central Eastern Europe
title_fullStr Subnational Data Requirements for Fiscal Decentralization : Case Studies from Central Eastern Europe
title_full_unstemmed Subnational Data Requirements for Fiscal Decentralization : Case Studies from Central Eastern Europe
title_sort subnational data requirements for fiscal decentralization : case studies from central eastern europe
publisher Washington, DC: World Bank
publishDate 2013
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/01/3030386/subnational-data-requirements-fiscal-decentralization-case-studies-central-eastern-europe
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spelling okr-10986-150422021-04-23T14:03:12Z Subnational Data Requirements for Fiscal Decentralization : Case Studies from Central Eastern Europe Yilmaz, Serdar Hegedus, Jozsef Bell, Michael E. Yilmaz, Serdar Hegedus, Jozsef Bell, Michael E. ACCESSION COUNTRIES ACCOUNTABILITY ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS ASSESSMENT ACTIVITIES ASSESSMENT STUDY ASSETS AUDITING AVAILABLE DATA BUDGET MANAGEMENT BUDGETARY INSTITUTIONS CAPACITY BUILDING CASE STUDIES CENTRAL GOVERNMENT CITIZENS COMMUNIST CONSENSUS COUNTRY OWNERSHIP DATA AVAILABILITY DATA COLLECTION DATA COLLECTION ACTIVITIES DATA QUALITY DATA REQUIREMENTS DECENTRALIZATION IN GOVERNMENT DECENTRALIZATION REFORMS DEGREE OF AUTONOMY DEMOCRATIC SOCIETIES DESIGNING POLICIES DEVELOPMENT GOALS DEVOLUTION DISTRICTS DONOR AGENCIES ECONOMIC GROWTH ELECTED OFFICIALS EXPENDITURE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FINANCIAL DATA FINANCIAL INFORMATION FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS FISCAL FISCAL CONTROL FISCAL DECENTRALIZATION GOVERNMENT BUDGETS GOVERNMENT LEVEL GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT HOUSING HUMAN CAPITAL INDIVIDUAL COUNTRIES INTERGOVERNMENTAL FINANCE INTERGOVERNMENTAL FISCAL REFORM INTERGOVERNMENTAL FISCAL RELATIONS INTERGOVERNMENTAL SYSTEM LEGAL SYSTEM LEGISLATION LEGISLATURE LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT LICENSES LIVING STANDARDS LOCAL ADMINISTRATION LOCAL AUTHORITIES LOCAL AUTONOMY LOCAL GOVERNMENT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS LOCAL LEVELS LOCAL OFFICIALS LOCAL SELF-GOVERNMENT LOCAL SERVICES MACROECONOMIC STABILITY MACROECONOMIC STABILIZATION MANAGEMENT CAPACITY MANDATES MINISTRIES OF FINANCE MINISTRY OF FINANCE MUNICIPALITIES MUNICIPALITY NATIONAL LEVEL NATIONAL POLICY NATIONS NUTRITION PARTNER ORGANIZATION POLICY CHOICES POLICY LEVEL POLICY OPTIONS POLITICAL DECENTRALIZATION POLITICAL ELITE POVERTY LEVELS POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY PRIMARY HEALTH CARE PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTORS PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC EXPENDITURES PUBLIC FINANCE PUBLIC MANAGEMENT PUBLIC POLICIES PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC RESOURCES PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SERVICES PUBLIC SUPPORT PUBLIC WORKS PURCHASING POWER PARITY REDUCING POVERTY REGIONAL DISPARITIES REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS REPRESENTATIVES REVENUE ASSIGNMENT SECTOR MINISTRIES SERVICE DELIVERY SERVICE PROVIDERS SEWAGE SOCIAL ASSISTANCE SOCIAL POLICY SOCIAL SOLIDARITY SOLID WASTE COLLECTION STATISTICAL DATA STATISTICAL OFFICE STATISTICAL OFFICES STATISTICAL SYSTEMS SUBNATIONAL GOVERNMENT SUBNATIONAL GOVERNMENTS SUBSIDIARY SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT TAX TAX REVENUES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TECHNICAL SUPPORT TRANSITION COUNTRIES TRANSITION ECONOMIES TRANSPARENCY TREASURY WAGES DATA ANALYSIS FISCAL DECENTRALIZATION INDICATORS ECONOMIC ACTIVITY SOCIAL ASPECTS POLITICAL ISSUES POVERTY REDUCTION OPERATIONAL STRATEGIES DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES SERVICE DELIVERY PUBLIC RESOURCES EDUCATION DEMOGRAPHIC DATA CAPACITY BUILDING GLOBALIZATION SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT POLICY FORMULATION GOVERNANCE POLICY OBJECTIVES LIVING STANDARDS Poverty is an outcome of interaction between economic, social, and political forces. The World Bank has emphasized poverty reduction in its programs and operational activities. With the launching of initiatives such as the poverty reduction strategy papers and the Comprehensive Development Framework, it has made considerable progress in integrating antipoverty programs into other lending operations. As mentioned in the World Development Report 2000/2001, Attacking Poverty (World Bank 2001b), poverty has many dimensions. It is not defined only by income, but also has political and sectoral (access to services) dimensions. Today, in most countries subnational governments are responsible for the delivery of services that affect these dimensions of poverty. Because subnational governments control increasingly higher shares of total public resources, their competence in designing public policies and delivering public services becomes crucial in influencing the level of poverty. Indeed, the literature on fiscal decentralization presents evidence that local services, especially health and education, are highly correlated with the incidence of poverty (Bird and Rodriguez 1999). In this context, the need for subnational demographic, social, economic, and fiscal data is becoming more evident at a time when subnational governments are involved in national and global objectives of poverty reduction. Statistical capacity building at the subnational level aims to help statistical offices and subnational governments produce the basic microdata necessary not only for monitoring progress in poverty reduction, but also for ex ante policy formulation by subnational governments. 2013-08-14T14:43:17Z 2013-08-14T14:43:17Z 2003 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/01/3030386/subnational-data-requirements-fiscal-decentralization-case-studies-central-eastern-europe 0-8213-5699-2 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15042 English en_US WBI Learning Resources; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank Washington, DC: World Bank Publications & Research :: Publication Publications & Research :: Publication Europe and Central Asia Europe Eastern Europe