Service Delivery and Decentralization in Sri Lanka : Assessment and Options

Service Delivery and Decentralization in Sri Lanka : Assessment and Options

This report assesses Sri Lanka's experience with decentralization to date and discusses options for decentralization and implications for service delivery in three sectors: roads, solid waste and health. The selected sectors illustrate the con...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Policy Note
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	ACCOUNTING ADMINISTRATIVE DECENTRALIZATION AGGLOMERATION ECONOMIES AIR AIR TRAFFIC AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES BASIC EDUCATION BLOCK GRANTS BUDGET ALLOCATIONS BUDGET CONSTRAINT BUDGET CYCLE BUDGET PROCESS CAPITAL COSTS CAPITAL EXPENDITURE CAPITAL EXPENDITURES CAPITAL INVESTMENT CAPITAL INVESTMENTS CAPITAL PROJECT CAPITAL PROJECTS CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION CENTRAL AGENCIES CENTRAL GOVERNMENT CENTRAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES CENTRAL GOVERNMENTS CENTRAL MINISTRIES CENTRAL MINISTRY CENTRAL SPENDING CITIES CITY TRANSPORTATION COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGES CONGESTION CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT DEBT DECENTRALIZATION DEFICITS DISTRICT DISTRICTS DRAINAGE ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIES OF SCALE EFFICIENCY OF SERVICE DELIVERY EFFICIENT ALLOCATION ELECTRICITY ENVIRONMENTAL EXTERNALITIES EQUALIZATION EXCISE DUTIES EXPENDITURE EXPENDITURE ASSIGNMENT EXPENDITURE RESPONSIBILITIES EXPENDITURES EXPENDITURES ON HEALTH EXPRESSWAYS EXTERNALITIES FATALITY FATALITY RATE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FISCAL DECENTRALIZATION FISCAL FRAMEWORK FISCAL SPACE FISCAL TRANSFER FISCAL TRANSFERS FUEL GASOLINE GASOLINE TAX GOVERNMENT SPENDING HARD BUDGET CONSTRAINTS HEALTH SPENDING HIGHWAY HORIZONTAL EQUITY HOUSING INEFFICIENT PROVISION INEFFICIENT URBAN LAND INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING INSPECTION INTEREST COSTS INTERGOVERNMENTAL FINANCE INTERGOVERNMENTAL FISCAL RELATIONS INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS INTERGOVERNMENTAL TRANSFERS LAND USE LANES LEVEL OF GOVERNMENT LICENSES LOCAL AUTONOMY LOCAL GOVERNMENTS LOCAL REVENUE LOCAL ROADS LOCAL TAXES MACROECONOMIC STABILITY MAYORS MINISTRY OF HEALTH MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION MOBILITY MOTOR VEHICLE MUNICIPALITIES MUNICIPALITY NATIONAL HIGHWAY SYSTEM NATIONAL HIGHWAYS NATIONAL TAXES NATIONAL TRANSPORT NET REVENUE POLICY FRAMEWORK POLICY INSTRUMENT POLICY MAKERS PRIVATE SECTOR PROPERTY RIGHTS PROPERTY TAX REFORM PROPERTY TAXES PROVINCE PROVINCES PROVINCIAL COUNCIL PROVINCIAL COUNCILS PROVINCIAL EXPENDITURES PROVINCIAL FINANCES PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENTS PROVINCIAL GOVERNORS PROVINCIAL LEVEL PROVINCIAL REVENUE PROVINCIAL ROADS PROVINCIAL SALES PROVINCIAL TAX PROVINCIAL TAX REVENUES PROVISION OF GOVERNMENT SERVICES PROVISIONS PUBLIC PUBLIC EMPLOYEES PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC GOODS PUBLIC INVESTMENT PUBLIC RESOURCES PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYMENT PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AGENCIES REDISTRIBUTION REVENUE ASSIGNMENT REVENUE ASSIGNMENTS REVENUE COLLECTION REVENUE GAP REVENUE INCREASE REVENUE MOBILIZATION REVENUE PER CAPITA REVENUE SHARING REVENUE SOURCE REVENUE SOURCES REVENUE STREAMS REVENUE STRUCTURE REVENUE TRANSFERS ROAD ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE ROAD INVESTMENT ROAD LINKS ROAD MAINTENANCE ROAD NETWORK ROAD SAFETY ROAD SECTOR ROAD USER SANITATION SOCIAL WELFARE SOLID WASTE COLLECTION SPECIAL DISTRICTS STREET LIGHTING STRUCTURE OF GOVERNMENT SUB-NATIONAL SUB-NATIONAL AUTHORITIES SUB-NATIONAL GOVERNMENT SUB-NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS SUBNATIONAL SUBNATIONAL GOVERNMENTS SUBSIDIARITY PRINCIPLE SUBWAY SUBWAY STATIONS TAX TAX ADMINISTRATION TAX ASSESSMENTS TAX BASE TAX BASES TAX CAPACITY TAX EVASION TAX RATES TAX REFORM TAX REVENUE TAX REVENUES TAXATION TAXPAYERS TELECOMMUNICATIONS TOLL TOLL ROADS TOTAL EXPENDITURES TOTAL HEALTH EXPENDITURES TOTAL PROVINCIAL REVENUES TOTAL PUBLIC EXPENDITURES TOWN TOWNS TRAFFIC TRAFFIC DEMAND TRANSIT TRANSIT STATIONS TRANSPARENCY TRANSPORT TRANSPORT POLICY TRANSPORT SERVICES TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE TREASURY URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE URBAN LAND MANAGEMENT URBAN PLANNING URBAN SERVICES URBANIZATION USER CHARGES VEHICLE VEHICLE FLEETS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/05/16430371/sri-lanka-service-delivery-decentralization-assessment-options http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19428

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/05/16430371/sri-lanka-service-delivery-decentralization-assessment-options
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19428

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