The Economics of Centralism and Local Autonomy : Fiscal Decentralization in the Czech and Slovak Republics

A comparative analysis of the process of public sector transition from central planning to market democracy. It is the story of the difficulties and complexities of moving to a system of greater autonomy for the subnational governments of the Czech and Slovak Republics, including the future of fiscal policies after the global recession. Front Matter....Pages i-xii Front Matter....Pages 1-1 “State Administration” vs. Self-Government in the Slovak and Czech Republics....Pages 3-21 Taxes on Real Property in the Czech Republic....Pages 23-36 Land and Building Taxes in the Republic of Slovakia....Pages 37-52 Moral Hazard in Property Tax Administration: A Comparative Analysis of the Czech and Slovak Republics....Pages 53-64 Fiscal Decentralization in Economic Transformation: The Czech and Slovak Cases....Pages 65-80 Front Matter....Pages 81-81 The Property Tax, Grants, and Other Sources of Local Revenues....Pages 83-94 User Fees in Local Finance: Performance and Potential in the Czech Republic and Slovakia....Pages 95-114 Front Matter....Pages 115-115 Local Budgeting in the Czech and Slovak Republics....Pages 117-127 A Survey of Perspectives on Intergovernmental Relations: A Comparative Analysis of the Czech and Slovak Republics....Pages 129-154 Decentralization and Local Finance in the Czech Republic: With an Update on the Property Tax....Pages 155-186 Slovakia’s Surge: The New System’s Impact on Fiscal Decentralization....Pages 187-208 Front Matter....Pages 209-209 The Global Crisis: Origins and Arrival in Europe....Pages 211-227 Subnational Finance Today and Tomorrow in the Czech Republic: Impacts of the Financial Crisis and Global Recession....Pages 229-243 Subnational Finance Today and Tomorrow in the Slovak Republic: Impacts of the Financial Crisis and Global Recession....Pages 245-258 Back Matter....Pages 259-292