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

Published Washington, D.C. : World Bank, ©2003

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Description 1 online resource (vii, 160 pages) : map Series WBI learning resources series WBI learning resources series. World Bank e-Library. Contents 1. Implementing Fiscal Decentralization: Data Needs and Availability / Serdar Yilmaz, Jozsef Hegedus and Michael E. Bell -- 2. Globalization, Localization, and Statistics: Policies toward Poverty Reduction and Sustainable Development / Mustafa Dinc -- 3. Bulgaria / Stefan Ivanov, George Shopov and Borislav Tafradjiyski -- 4. Romania / Gabriela Matei, Pena Antonevici, Afrodita Popa and Victor Giosan -- 5. Slovak Republic / Miroslav Beblavy, Helena Glaserova-Opitzova, Irena Myslikova, Michal Olexa, Andrej Salner and Boris Vano -- 6. Slovenia / Tine Stanovnik, Joze Sambt, Janja Pecar, Mojca Bavdaz Kveder, Branko Pavlin, Brigita Repar, Ivo Lavrac and Lea Bregar -- 7. Ukraine / Oksana Remiga, Oleksiy Bakun, Olga Mrinska and Olena Romanyuk Summary Annotation This title summarizes the findings of needs assessment activities, part of a program on subnational statistical capacity building, in five demonstration countries that are at different stages of fiscal decentralization Annotation The need for subnational demographic, social, economic, and fiscal data in designing effective intergovernmental fiscal systems is becoming increasingly evident. In Central and Eastern European countries, the legacy of the regionA's communist past are information systems rooted in the centralized economy. Such an approach becomes less acceptable as economic issues become more complex and subnational governments in these transition economies become responsible for the delivery of local services. As political imperatives support increasingly democratic forms of governance in which peopleA's needs must be taken into account in the design of policy options, there is a need for information systems that provide data to allow policymakers and citizens to assess the outcomes of policy choices. Subnational Data Requirements for Fiscal Decentralization summarizes the findings of needs assessment activities in five demonstration countries that are at different stages of fiscal decentralization: Bulgaria, Romania, the Slovak Republic, Slovenia, and Ukraine. These assessments are part of a program on subnational statistical capacity building, launched by the World Bank Institute, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, and the Economic Development Center of the Soros Foundation Bibliography Includes bibliographical references Notes Print version record SUBJECT Service statistique. rasuqam Subject Intergovernmental fiscal relations -- Europe, Eastern -- Case studies Intergovernmental fiscal relations -- Ukraine Decentralization in government -- Europe, Eastern -- Case studies Decentralization in government -- Ukraine POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Affairs & Administration. Decentralization in government Intergovernmental fiscal relations Statistical services Relations intergouvernementales. Fiscalité Finances publiques. Lutte contre la pauvreté Décentralisation gouvernementale. SUBJECT Europe, Eastern -- Statistical services -- Case studies Ukraine -- Statistical services Subject Eastern Europe Ukraine Europe de l'Est. Europe centrale. Genre/Form Case studies Form Electronic book Author Yilmaz, Serdar. Hegedus, Jozsef, 1951- Bell, Michael E. World Bank Institute. ISBN 9780821356999 0821356992 0585496943 9780585496948

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