Resum
This multiple case study focuses on the following four factors, all related to flawed decentralization, that increase bureaucratic corruption and mismanagement at local levels of government in Venezuela: (1) municipal atomization, i.e., excessive numbers of local government units; (2) increasing local bureaucracy as measured by public salaries and number of bureaucrats; (3) vertical fiscal imbalances, namely the lack of revenue autonomy; and (4) the creation of community councils, which introduce new tiers of undemocratic, dependent governments. To address these relevant issues, two viable decentralization-related policies would consolidate poor and unpopulated units into more autonomous governments, and allow more flexible changes to the rate of at least one important local tax.
Idioma original | Anglès |
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Estat de la publicació | Publicada - 6 de jul. 2011 |
Publicat externament | Sí |
Esdeveniment | 27th EGOS Colloquium - Durada: 6 de jul. 2011 → 9 de jul. 2011 |
Conferència
Conferència | 27th EGOS Colloquium |
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Període | 6/07/11 → 9/07/11 |