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New Rules for Implementation of Fiscal Decentralization

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Glen Wright:
Colleagues:  Attached is paper I presented at the International Public Policy Association conference in Singapore last week. It presents a review of the literature on the success of the fiscal decentralization efforts over the past two decades and indicates these have not been successful to a large extent. The paper addresses the implementation rules formulated by Professor Roy Bahl in 1999 paper and addresses their practicality over the past decades and formulates new rules based on field experience and the case of Albania recently undertaking fiscal decentralization.  The response to this paper was quite positive from the presentation in Singapore and I wanted to share to this PFM Board for further comments and discussion. The paper calls for more original thinking and new ideas for implementing fiscal decentralization. 

Napodano:
Thank you, Glen!

Interesting especially for the Albanian experience. I am heading to Tirana in March for a PFM assessment and your work will be a good reference.

Cheers, Mauro

Glen Wright:
Hello Mauro:  I would be interested to learn about the results of your PFM assessment, particularly with regard to the situation of the local governments.  Is this a WB PFM assessment?

Best regards,

Glen

Glen Wright:
Hello Mauro: I hope your mission to Albania went well.  I would be interested to hear about your PFM assessment and if report is available a copy of it.

Glen

Napodano:
Hi, Glen;

Sorry for the late reply.

Mission went well and we delivered our assessment report to the EU Delegation (the assessment is linked to the Budget Support contract on PFM).
Report cannot be shared but I believe the attachment explains it all.

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