TY - BOOK AU - Dabla-Norris,Era AU - Wade,Paul TI - The Challenge of Fiscal Decentralization in Transition Countries T2 - IMF Working Papers; Working Paper SN - 1451852703 : SN - 1018-5941 PY - 2002/// CY - Washington, D.C. PB - International Monetary Fund KW - Decentralization KW - imf KW - Fiscal Policies and Behavior of Economic Agents: General KW - Fiscal Reform KW - Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations KW - Intergovernmental Fiscal KW - Publicly Provided Goods: General KW - Bulgaria KW - Georgia KW - Hungary KW - Romania KW - Ukraine N2 - This paper examines key aspects of the ongoing decentralization process in transition economies and identifies areas where the present systems can have potentially adverse impacts on both service delivery and macroeconomic performance. We discuss three critical principles of a sound and efficient decentralized fiscal system-and then show the contrasts between these and actual trends and policies in transition countries UR - http://elibrary.imf.org/view/IMF001/06835-9781451852707/06835-9781451852707/06835-9781451852707.xml UR - http://www.imfbookstore.org/IMFORG/9781451852707 ER -