FINANCES OF MUNICIPALITIES GOVERNMENTS IN POLAND AND TURKEY
FINANCES OF MUNICIPALITIES GOVERNMENTS IN POLAND AND TURKEY
Author(s): Agnieszka Parlińska, Hasan Bilgehan YavuzSubject(s): National Economy, Public Finances
Published by: Szkoła Główna Gospodarstwa Wiejskiego w Warszawie
Keywords: subnational government; municipalities; financial independence; own revenue; grants and subsidies; credits and loans; debt; Poland; Turkey
Summary/Abstract: The paper is dedicated to the analysis the financing situation and level of decentralization in the municipalities in Poland and Turkey. The analysis covers years 2012–2016. Due to decentralisation reforms in both countries the basic level of subnational governments are municipalities. The decentralization process includes three categories: political, administrative, and fiscal. Because of above the municipalities in Poland and Turkey are various with the number of units, average municipal area, average municipality size, sources of the revenues and directions of money spending.
Journal: Acta Scientiarum Polonorum. Oeconomia
- Issue Year: 16/2017
- Issue No: 4
- Page Range: 123-132
- Page Count: 10
- Language: English
