2011/02/26 by Scott M. Smith, Phillip J. Bryson, Gary C. Cornia
Economics, Econometrics and Finance · Social Sciences · #Economic and Fiscal Studies #Fiscal Policies and Political Economy #Local Government Finance and Decentralization
paper · doi:10.1016/j.postcomstud.2011.01.009
openalex publication_date 2011/02/26 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/29
This article analyzes perceptions of inter-governmental fiscal relations as held by local officials of the Czech Republic. The field study probes local perceptions of progress toward fiscal decentralization in the Czech Republic. A statistical analysis is based on a scaling of cities according to size and according to a generalized, multi-part measure of fiscal autonomy. This measure is effective in discriminating high and low autonomy cities by size, types of expenditures, and funding sources. Cities of diverse sizes are divided into groups reflecting perceptions of greater or lesser autonomy. The implications of the findings are discussed.