Intergovernmental Reforms in the Russian Federation : One Step Forward, Two Steps Back?
Intergovernmental reforms in the Russian Federation: one step forward, two steps back? Is a critical analysis of Russia's intergovernmental reform program which began in the early 1990s. It assesses the effects of a broad range of reforms adop...
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| Language: | English |
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Washington, DC: World Bank
2012
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| Summary: | Intergovernmental reforms in the Russian
Federation: one step forward, two steps back? Is a critical
analysis of Russia's intergovernmental reform program
which began in the early 1990s. It assesses the effects of a
broad range of reforms adopted over two tumultuous decades
during which the Russian Federation experienced significant,
and at times drastic, political regime changes, coupled with
a similarly turbulent economic growth trajectory. This
environment reshaped intergovernmental relations, requiring
certain fiscal responsibilities to be delegated to the
sub-national levels. These reforms, however, were not always
accompanied by the kinds of administrative and political
structures required to support a truly devolved system of
intergovernmental fiscal relations. As this study indicates,
in recent years there has been a tendency to recentralize
some powers that had been granted to sub-national
governments under earlier reforms, a trend that may call
into question the future of fiscal decentralization in the
federation. Moreover, the current global economic downturn
has had a significant effect on Russia' economic
growth, largely because of the country's overdependence
on oil, gas, and mineral exports. It is likely that in the
present economic climate the political regime will be
inclined to further limit sub-national autonomy. |
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