The effect of fiscal conditions of local government authorities on their economic development

Economic Development Quarterly

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 91-98

  Carmeli, Abraham ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Economic development; Fiscal crisis; Fiscal health; Fiscal stress; Israel; Local government

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; EMPLOYMENT; FISCAL POLICY; LOCAL GOVERNMENT;

ASIA; EURASIA; ISRAEL; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 34547574425     PISSN: 08912424     EISSN: 15523543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0891242406295521     Document Type: Article

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