Intergovernmental Grants Systems and Management : Applications of a General Framework to Indonesia /

Intergovernmental equalization grants have been described as 'the glue that holds a nation together.' Getting the grants system right is critical to countries as they decentralize. This paper illustrates general principles with an example based on Indonesia in 2000. A general grant should...

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Autore principale: Searle, Bob
Altri autori: Ahmad, Ehtisham, Ma, Jun, Piperno, Stefano
Natura: Periodico
Lingua:English
Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2002.
Serie:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2002/128
Accesso online:Full text available on IMF
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