ABSTRACT
First published in 1992, Local Government Economics in Theory and Practice is an effort to rectify the lack of a comparative analysis between democratic local governments of various countries and their methods of financing. A series of chapters examines the theoretical basis for different systems of local government finance and how these systems work out in practice. The book covers various aspects of reforms in the United Kingdom and elsewhere, and includes a discussion of the rationale for the community charge. This collection of essays will be of importance to students of economics and public policy.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter 2|7 pages
The political economy of tax and expenditure decentralisation
Are there answers for constitutional reform?
chapter 5|31 pages
Financing local government
An international perspective with particular reference to local taxation
chapter 6|27 pages
How far is the poll tax a ‘community charge’?
The implications of service usage evidence
