Financing Rural Development for a Harmonious Society in China : Recent Reforms in Public Finance and Their Prospects
The Government of China has placed strong emphasis on addressing problems related to agriculture, farmers, and rural society, with the development of a "new socialist countryside" designated as a top priority for the Eleventh Five-Year Pl...
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ACCOUNTABILITY ACCOUNTING ADMINISTRATIVE CAPACITIES ADMINISTRATIVE FEES ADMINISTRATIVE GUIDANCE AGRICULTURAL TAX AGRICULTURAL TAXES APPROPRIATIONS ASSET SALES ASSIGNMENT OF EXPENDITURES AUTONOMOUS REGIONS BASIC EDUCATION BOND ISSUES BORROWING BUDGET PLANNING BUDGET PROCESS BUDGETING BUSINESS TAXES CALCULATIONS CAPITAL EXPENDITURES CAPITAL INVESTMENT CAPITAL INVESTMENTS CENTRAL TRANSFERS CIVIL SERVICE COLLATERAL CONTRIBUTIONS COOPERATIVES CORRUPTION COST OF LABOR CREDITS DEBT DEBT SERVICE DEBT SERVICE PAYMENTS DEBT SOURCE DEBTS DEFICITS DEVOLUTION ECONOMIC GROWTH ELECTRICITY EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT STATUS ENROLLMENT ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY EQUAL AMOUNT EQUALITY EQUALIZATION EQUIPMENT EXPENDITURE EXPENDITURE ASSIGNMENT EXPENDITURE ASSIGNMENTS EXPENDITURE RESPONSIBILITIES FAMILIES FAMILY PLANNING FAMILY SUPPORT FARM MACHINERY FARMERS FEE REVENUE FINANCES FINANCIAL ACCOUNTS FINANCIAL AFFAIRS FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL INVESTMENTS FINANCIAL STRENGTH FINANCIAL SUPPORT FINANCING COSTS FISCAL BURDEN FISCAL CAPACITY FISCAL DECENTRALIZATION FISCAL GAPS FISCAL MANAGEMENT FISCAL REFORMS FISCAL RESOURCES GOVERNMENT DEBT GOVERNMENT FINANCING GOVERNMENT POLICIES GOVERNMENT REVENUES GROUP INVESTMENTS HOUSEHOLDS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INCOME INCOME DISTRIBUTION INCOME TAX INCOME TAXES INCOMES INEQUALITIES INFORMATION SYSTEM INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS INTERGOVERNMENTAL TRANSFERS INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT INVESTMENT SPENDING JUSTICE SYSTEM LABOR FORCE LAND ADMINISTRATION LAND AS COLLATERAL LAND BANKS LAND REFORM LAND RIGHTS LAND USE LAND VALUES LEGAL RIGHTS LEVIES LEVY LIVING STANDARDS LOCAL ADMINISTRATION LOCAL GOVERNMENT LOCAL GOVERNMENT AUTONOMY LOCAL GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES LOCAL GOVERNMENTS LOCAL PUBLIC FINANCE LOCAL REVENUE LOCAL SPENDING LOCAL TAXES LONG TERM CAPITAL LONG-TERM GOAL LONG-TERM GOALS MACROECONOMIC STABILITY MANDATES MARKETING MUNICIPALITIES NATURAL RESOURCES OPERATING COSTS OPERATING EXPENSES OTHER ASSETS PACIFIC REGION PENALTIES PREFECTURES PRIVATE INVESTMENTS PRODUCTIVITY PROPERTY RIGHTS PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENTS PUBLIC PUBLIC EXPENDITURES PUBLIC FACILITIES PUBLIC FINANCE PUBLIC GOODS PUBLIC INVESTMENTS PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SECTOR REFORM PUBLIC SERVICE PUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERY PUBLIC SERVICES PUBLIC SERVICES IN RURAL AREAS PUBLIC SPENDING RAPID GROWTH RECURRENT COSTS RECURRENT EXPENDITURES REFORM PROGRAMS REMITTANCES RENTS REPAYMENT REPAYMENT OF PRINCIPAL RETURN RETURNS REVENUE ASSIGNMENTS REVENUE COLLECTION REVENUE MOBILIZATION REVENUE SHARING ROADS SAFETY NET SALARIES SALARY SALE SENIOR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL SECURITY SOCIAL SERVICES SOCIAL WELFARE SOFT BUDGET CONSTRAINTS SOURCE OF FUNDS SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS STATE BOND STRUCTURE OF GOVERNMENT SUBNATIONAL BUDGETS SUBNATIONAL GOVERNMENTS SUBSIDIARITY PRINCIPLE SUBSIDIARY SURCHARGES TAX TAX ADMINISTRATION TAX ASSIGNMENT TAX LAWS TAX REVENUES TAX SHARING TAXATION TOTAL DEBT TRANSACTION TURNOVER TYPES OF INVESTMENT URBAN AREAS URBANIZATION USER CHARGES VILLAGE VILLAGES WAGES WATER SUPPLY WELFARE PROGRAM WORTH |
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ACCOUNTABILITY ACCOUNTING ADMINISTRATIVE CAPACITIES ADMINISTRATIVE FEES ADMINISTRATIVE GUIDANCE AGRICULTURAL TAX AGRICULTURAL TAXES APPROPRIATIONS ASSET SALES ASSIGNMENT OF EXPENDITURES AUTONOMOUS REGIONS BASIC EDUCATION BOND ISSUES BORROWING BUDGET PLANNING BUDGET PROCESS BUDGETING BUSINESS TAXES CALCULATIONS CAPITAL EXPENDITURES CAPITAL INVESTMENT CAPITAL INVESTMENTS CENTRAL TRANSFERS CIVIL SERVICE COLLATERAL CONTRIBUTIONS COOPERATIVES CORRUPTION COST OF LABOR CREDITS DEBT DEBT SERVICE DEBT SERVICE PAYMENTS DEBT SOURCE DEBTS DEFICITS DEVOLUTION ECONOMIC GROWTH ELECTRICITY EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT STATUS ENROLLMENT ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY EQUAL AMOUNT EQUALITY EQUALIZATION EQUIPMENT EXPENDITURE EXPENDITURE ASSIGNMENT EXPENDITURE ASSIGNMENTS EXPENDITURE RESPONSIBILITIES FAMILIES FAMILY PLANNING FAMILY SUPPORT FARM MACHINERY FARMERS FEE REVENUE FINANCES FINANCIAL ACCOUNTS FINANCIAL AFFAIRS FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL INVESTMENTS FINANCIAL STRENGTH FINANCIAL SUPPORT FINANCING COSTS FISCAL BURDEN FISCAL CAPACITY FISCAL DECENTRALIZATION FISCAL GAPS FISCAL MANAGEMENT FISCAL REFORMS FISCAL RESOURCES GOVERNMENT DEBT GOVERNMENT FINANCING GOVERNMENT POLICIES GOVERNMENT REVENUES GROUP INVESTMENTS HOUSEHOLDS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INCOME INCOME DISTRIBUTION INCOME TAX INCOME TAXES INCOMES INEQUALITIES INFORMATION SYSTEM INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS INTERGOVERNMENTAL TRANSFERS INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT INVESTMENT SPENDING JUSTICE SYSTEM LABOR FORCE LAND ADMINISTRATION LAND AS COLLATERAL LAND BANKS LAND REFORM LAND RIGHTS LAND USE LAND VALUES LEGAL RIGHTS LEVIES LEVY LIVING STANDARDS LOCAL ADMINISTRATION LOCAL GOVERNMENT LOCAL GOVERNMENT AUTONOMY LOCAL GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES LOCAL GOVERNMENTS LOCAL PUBLIC FINANCE LOCAL REVENUE LOCAL SPENDING LOCAL TAXES LONG TERM CAPITAL LONG-TERM GOAL LONG-TERM GOALS MACROECONOMIC STABILITY MANDATES MARKETING MUNICIPALITIES NATURAL RESOURCES OPERATING COSTS OPERATING EXPENSES OTHER ASSETS PACIFIC REGION PENALTIES PREFECTURES PRIVATE INVESTMENTS PRODUCTIVITY PROPERTY RIGHTS PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENTS PUBLIC PUBLIC EXPENDITURES PUBLIC FACILITIES PUBLIC FINANCE PUBLIC GOODS PUBLIC INVESTMENTS PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SECTOR REFORM PUBLIC SERVICE PUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERY PUBLIC SERVICES PUBLIC SERVICES IN RURAL AREAS PUBLIC SPENDING RAPID GROWTH RECURRENT COSTS RECURRENT EXPENDITURES REFORM PROGRAMS REMITTANCES RENTS REPAYMENT REPAYMENT OF PRINCIPAL RETURN RETURNS REVENUE ASSIGNMENTS REVENUE COLLECTION REVENUE MOBILIZATION REVENUE SHARING ROADS SAFETY NET SALARIES SALARY SALE SENIOR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL SECURITY SOCIAL SERVICES SOCIAL WELFARE SOFT BUDGET CONSTRAINTS SOURCE OF FUNDS SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS STATE BOND STRUCTURE OF GOVERNMENT SUBNATIONAL BUDGETS SUBNATIONAL GOVERNMENTS SUBSIDIARITY PRINCIPLE SUBSIDIARY SURCHARGES TAX TAX ADMINISTRATION TAX ASSIGNMENT TAX LAWS TAX REVENUES TAX SHARING TAXATION TOTAL DEBT TRANSACTION TURNOVER TYPES OF INVESTMENT URBAN AREAS URBANIZATION USER CHARGES VILLAGE VILLAGES WAGES WATER SUPPLY WELFARE PROGRAM WORTH Fock, Achim Wong, Christine Financing Rural Development for a Harmonious Society in China : Recent Reforms in Public Finance and Their Prospects |
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Policy Research Working Paper No. 4693 |
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The Government of China has placed
strong emphasis on addressing problems related to
agriculture, farmers, and rural society, with the
development of a "new socialist countryside"
designated as a top priority for the Eleventh Five-Year Plan
(2006-2010). The financing of public services in rural
areas will be a key determinant of the Plan's success.
This report analyzes the performance of the
intergovernmental fiscal system - the financing of rural
development through counties, townships, and villages - and
the impact of recent reforms. The authors show that
achieving the government's objectives will require
channeling substantial new resources to rural areas. In
addition, ensuring the effective transfer of resources and
their efficient utilization will require fundamental reforms
to a wide range of public institutions, including budget and
planning processes, personnel management systems, and the
organization of government agencies. The authors argue that
a comprehensive reform strategy is needed to address
fundamental vertical and horizontal imbalances in the
intergovernmental fiscal system The reforms must reach
beyond the fiscal system to build improved accountability
mechanisms to improve public service delivery at the
grassroots level. And, given China's size and
diversity, reform efforts must focus on improving incentive
structures at the county, township, and village levels. |
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Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper |
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Fock, Achim Wong, Christine |
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Fock, Achim Wong, Christine |
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Fock, Achim |
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Financing Rural Development for a Harmonious Society in China : Recent Reforms in Public Finance and Their Prospects |
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Financing Rural Development for a Harmonious Society in China : Recent Reforms in Public Finance and Their Prospects |
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Financing Rural Development for a Harmonious Society in China : Recent Reforms in Public Finance and Their Prospects |
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Financing Rural Development for a Harmonious Society in China : Recent Reforms in Public Finance and Their Prospects |
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Financing Rural Development for a Harmonious Society in China : Recent Reforms in Public Finance and Their Prospects |
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financing rural development for a harmonious society in china : recent reforms in public finance and their prospects |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2012 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/08/9766115/financing-rural-development-harmonious-society-china-recent-reforms-public-finance-prospects http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6803 |
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okr-10986-68032021-04-23T14:02:32Z Financing Rural Development for a Harmonious Society in China : Recent Reforms in Public Finance and Their Prospects Fock, Achim Wong, Christine ACCOUNTABILITY ACCOUNTING ADMINISTRATIVE CAPACITIES ADMINISTRATIVE FEES ADMINISTRATIVE GUIDANCE AGRICULTURAL TAX AGRICULTURAL TAXES APPROPRIATIONS ASSET SALES ASSIGNMENT OF EXPENDITURES AUTONOMOUS REGIONS BASIC EDUCATION BOND ISSUES BORROWING BUDGET PLANNING BUDGET PROCESS BUDGETING BUSINESS TAXES CALCULATIONS CAPITAL EXPENDITURES CAPITAL INVESTMENT CAPITAL INVESTMENTS CENTRAL TRANSFERS CIVIL SERVICE COLLATERAL CONTRIBUTIONS COOPERATIVES CORRUPTION COST OF LABOR CREDITS DEBT DEBT SERVICE DEBT SERVICE PAYMENTS DEBT SOURCE DEBTS DEFICITS DEVOLUTION ECONOMIC GROWTH ELECTRICITY EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT STATUS ENROLLMENT ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY EQUAL AMOUNT EQUALITY EQUALIZATION EQUIPMENT EXPENDITURE EXPENDITURE ASSIGNMENT EXPENDITURE ASSIGNMENTS EXPENDITURE RESPONSIBILITIES FAMILIES FAMILY PLANNING FAMILY SUPPORT FARM MACHINERY FARMERS FEE REVENUE FINANCES FINANCIAL ACCOUNTS FINANCIAL AFFAIRS FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL INVESTMENTS FINANCIAL STRENGTH FINANCIAL SUPPORT FINANCING COSTS FISCAL BURDEN FISCAL CAPACITY FISCAL DECENTRALIZATION FISCAL GAPS FISCAL MANAGEMENT FISCAL REFORMS FISCAL RESOURCES GOVERNMENT DEBT GOVERNMENT FINANCING GOVERNMENT POLICIES GOVERNMENT REVENUES GROUP INVESTMENTS HOUSEHOLDS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INCOME INCOME DISTRIBUTION INCOME TAX INCOME TAXES INCOMES INEQUALITIES INFORMATION SYSTEM INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS INTERGOVERNMENTAL TRANSFERS INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT INVESTMENT SPENDING JUSTICE SYSTEM LABOR FORCE LAND ADMINISTRATION LAND AS COLLATERAL LAND BANKS LAND REFORM LAND RIGHTS LAND USE LAND VALUES LEGAL RIGHTS LEVIES LEVY LIVING STANDARDS LOCAL ADMINISTRATION LOCAL GOVERNMENT LOCAL GOVERNMENT AUTONOMY LOCAL GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES LOCAL GOVERNMENTS LOCAL PUBLIC FINANCE LOCAL REVENUE LOCAL SPENDING LOCAL TAXES LONG TERM CAPITAL LONG-TERM GOAL LONG-TERM GOALS MACROECONOMIC STABILITY MANDATES MARKETING MUNICIPALITIES NATURAL RESOURCES OPERATING COSTS OPERATING EXPENSES OTHER ASSETS PACIFIC REGION PENALTIES PREFECTURES PRIVATE INVESTMENTS PRODUCTIVITY PROPERTY RIGHTS PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENTS PUBLIC PUBLIC EXPENDITURES PUBLIC FACILITIES PUBLIC FINANCE PUBLIC GOODS PUBLIC INVESTMENTS PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SECTOR REFORM PUBLIC SERVICE PUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERY PUBLIC SERVICES PUBLIC SERVICES IN RURAL AREAS PUBLIC SPENDING RAPID GROWTH RECURRENT COSTS RECURRENT EXPENDITURES REFORM PROGRAMS REMITTANCES RENTS REPAYMENT REPAYMENT OF PRINCIPAL RETURN RETURNS REVENUE ASSIGNMENTS REVENUE COLLECTION REVENUE MOBILIZATION REVENUE SHARING ROADS SAFETY NET SALARIES SALARY SALE SENIOR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL SECURITY SOCIAL SERVICES SOCIAL WELFARE SOFT BUDGET CONSTRAINTS SOURCE OF FUNDS SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS STATE BOND STRUCTURE OF GOVERNMENT SUBNATIONAL BUDGETS SUBNATIONAL GOVERNMENTS SUBSIDIARITY PRINCIPLE SUBSIDIARY SURCHARGES TAX TAX ADMINISTRATION TAX ASSIGNMENT TAX LAWS TAX REVENUES TAX SHARING TAXATION TOTAL DEBT TRANSACTION TURNOVER TYPES OF INVESTMENT URBAN AREAS URBANIZATION USER CHARGES VILLAGE VILLAGES WAGES WATER SUPPLY WELFARE PROGRAM WORTH The Government of China has placed strong emphasis on addressing problems related to agriculture, farmers, and rural society, with the development of a "new socialist countryside" designated as a top priority for the Eleventh Five-Year Plan (2006-2010). The financing of public services in rural areas will be a key determinant of the Plan's success. This report analyzes the performance of the intergovernmental fiscal system - the financing of rural development through counties, townships, and villages - and the impact of recent reforms. The authors show that achieving the government's objectives will require channeling substantial new resources to rural areas. In addition, ensuring the effective transfer of resources and their efficient utilization will require fundamental reforms to a wide range of public institutions, including budget and planning processes, personnel management systems, and the organization of government agencies. The authors argue that a comprehensive reform strategy is needed to address fundamental vertical and horizontal imbalances in the intergovernmental fiscal system The reforms must reach beyond the fiscal system to build improved accountability mechanisms to improve public service delivery at the grassroots level. And, given China's size and diversity, reform efforts must focus on improving incentive structures at the county, township, and village levels. 2012-05-31T21:04:10Z 2012-05-31T21:04:10Z 2008-08 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/08/9766115/financing-rural-development-harmonious-society-china-recent-reforms-public-finance-prospects http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6803 English Policy Research Working Paper No. 4693 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research East Asia and Pacific China |