Local Governance in Developing Countries

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Local Government Organization and Finance: South Africa

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Arrangements to Facilitate Cooperative Intergovernmental Governance The constitution assumes, implies, and requires generally a cooperative relationship between the spheres, and the practice of government since 1994 has seen a number of measures to give effect to this principle. First, intergovernmental fiscal flows do not flow through the provinces, except where a municipality carries out a provincial function on behalf of the province. Second, the constitution institutionalizes the role of organized local government. The Organized Local Government Act of 1998 recognizes the South African Local Government Association (SALGA) and the nine provincial local government associations as representatives of local government. SALGA can designate up to 10 part-time representatives to the National Council of the Provinces in the national parliament, and it can nominate two members of the Financial and Fiscal Commission, which advises the Finance Ministry on budget issues. These individuals participate in intergovernmental structures and are therefore able to influence national and provincial legislation relevant to local government. Third, a number of intergovernmental forums facilitate exchange on general and sector issues. The Intergovernmental Forum, under the leadership of the President’s Office, facilitates the general relationship between the national and provincial government. The President’s Coordinating Council on Local Government includes all three spheres in discussions about policy and functional issues. Continuous exchange between the national and provincial spheres is also made possible through a series of sector-based committees for ministers and members of (provincial) executive councils (MinMECs) and parallel bodies for the officials who work under these ministers. One of these MinMECs is tasked with local government matters, is chaired by the minister of provincial and local government, and includes the participation of organized local government through SALGA. Under the minister of finance, the Budget Council and Budget Forum facilitate consultation on the budget process and on fiscal matters. The Budget Council comprises the national and provincial ministers of finance, and the Budget Forum consists of the members of the Budget Council and the national and provincial chairs of local government associations in each province.

Composition of Revenues and Expenditures: General Patterns The first budgets developed fully under the new jurisdictions after the demarcations were completed were those of 2002/03. The National Treasury has


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Personal and Corporate Income Taxes

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page 355

Shared Taxes

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by Size ofLocal Government,2000

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from Property Tax,by Size ofLocal Government,2001

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Local Governments’Own Taxes and Charges

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pages 344-346

Governments,2004

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page 347

Economy

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pages 341-342

Local Government Expenditure Responsibilities

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page 339

9.1 Territorial Division ofPoland,Average Sizes and Ranges

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pages 337-338

Local Government System

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Annex 8C:Oblast Budget Tax and Nontax Revenues

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Annex 8D:Rayon Budget Tax and Nontax Revenues

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Annex 8A:Oblast Budget Expenditures

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Annex 8B:Rayon Budget Expenditures

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pages 328-330

Lessons for Other Developing Countries

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Local Government Administration

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Local Government Borrowing

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An Overall Assessment ofLocal Government Finances

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National Budget,by Oblast

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Intergovernmental Fiscal Transfers

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page 318

January 1,2006

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pages 310-312

Local Government Structure in the New Republic

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pages 308-309

References

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pages 305-306

Notes

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pages 303-304

Lessons for Developing Countries

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7.7 DAK Allocations by Sector,FY 2005

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Levels ofGovernment before and after Decentralization

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Local Government Borrowing

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7.5 Subnational Taxes

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Shared Taxes and Revenues

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7.3 Expenditures by Level ofGovernment,FY 2002

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FY 1997–FY 2003

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and Political Overview

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References

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Notes

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Issues and Lessons

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6.9 SFC Recommendations for Share in State Resources

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6.5 Own-Source Revenue ofPRIs,All Tiers

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6.3 Per Capita Expenditure in PRIs (All Tiers

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Union Territory,April 1,2005

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Functional Domain

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6.1 Classification ofFunctions Listed in the 11th Schedule

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References

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The Legal Framework

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5.13 Operations and Maintenance Expenditure

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Income,2001/02

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5.11 Per Capita Expenditure on Salaries and Wages

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5.10 Per Capita Revenue Expenditure

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5.9 Revenue Significance ofMunicipalities

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Recommended by the First State Finance Commission

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5.8 Key Features ofTax-Free Municipal Bonds

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The Finances ofMunicipalities:An Assessment

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Borrowing by Municipal Governments

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Local Bodies

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5.5 Revenue Powers ofMunicipalities across Major States

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Center-State-Municipal Fiscal Relations

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5.4 Per Capita Revenue Expenditure on Core Services

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Revenue Base ofMunicipalities

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List and Concurrent List

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Listed in State Laws

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An Impressionistic View ofLocal Government Finances in China

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Lessons for Developing Countries

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Local Government Administration

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Local Government Borrowing

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ofGovernment,2003

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4.9 Intergovernmental Transfers,2003

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ofTotal Local Government Revenues for Shared Taxes

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Intergovernmental Fiscal Transfers

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4.4 Local Responsibilities and Relative Importance,2003

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4.3 Expenditure Shares ofVarious Orders ofGovernment,2003

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Taxes and Charges

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Local Government Expenditure Responsibilities

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4.1 Structure ofGovernment in China,2003

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3.5 Composition ofthe Development Grants

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Overall Assessment and Lessons

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the Local Government Development Program

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Notes

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Provinces,2003

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Scheme

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Financial Management Capacity

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Decentralization Strategy

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3.4 Developments in Grants and Composition

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3.3 Tax Autonomy and Control

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3.2 Local Government Aggregate Own-Source Revenues

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Local Government Revenues

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3.2 Development in Local Government Expenditures

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BriefOverview ofRevenue and Expenditures

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Structure ofLocal Governments

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3.1 Local Council Elections

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Notes

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Lessons for Developing Countries

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2.7 The Equitable Share:Purpose and Allocations,FY 2003/04

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Categories ofMunicipalities,FY 2003/04

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FY 2002/03–FY 2008/09

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Local Government Borrowing

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Expenditure,FY 2002/03–FY 2005/06

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Intergovernmental Transfers

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2.4 Elements ofLocal Revenue

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Local Governments’Own Taxes and Charges

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2.3 Local Government Functions

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Composition ofRevenues and Expenditures:General Patterns

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2.1 Municipal Budget Trends,FY 2002/03–FY 2005/06

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Local Government Expenditure Responsibilities

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The Legal Status and Autonomy ofLocal Government

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in South Africa

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The Practice:Alternative Models ofLocal Governance and Central-Local Relations

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Own-Source Revenues

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A Comparative Overview ofLocal Government Organization and Finance in Selected Developing Countries

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Developing Countries

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Concluding Remarks

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Government Revenues in Developing Countries,2003

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1.4 Principles and Better Practices in Grant Design

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Developing Countries

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