Fiscal decentralization and regional disparities: The importance of good governance

Papers in Regional Science

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 89-107

  Kyriacou, Andreas P ^a   Muinelo Gallo, Leonel ^b   Roca Sagalés, Oriol ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE LA REPÚBLICA   (Uruguay)

^c UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

D73; Fiscal decentralization; Government quality; H71; H73; Regional disparities

Indexed keywords

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EID: 84924813463     PISSN: 10568190     EISSN: 14355957     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/pirs.12061     Document Type: Article

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