Fiscal Federalism and Fiscal Management: Views from Chinese and Foreign Experts on Intergovernmental Fiscal Systems

Author: Sha Anwen, Shen Chunli
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Publish Date: 2005-06-26
Features: This book is a collection of papers from the "International Seminar on Inter-governmental Fiscal Relations" held in Chongqing as part of the "Fiscal Training Program" by the Ministry of Finance of China, the Canadian International Development Agency, and the World Bank Institute. In this collection, fiscal experts from China and abroad analyze a series of issues in the inter-governmental fiscal system, including the role of government, tax and expenditure allocation, fiscal imbalances, fiscal discipline and accountability, the legal foundation of fiscal federalism, fiscal risks, and inter-governmental relations and cooperation. It provides an in-depth exploration of the direction of China's fiscal decentralization reforms, aiming to establish a fiscal federal system framework that truly achieves fiscal fairness and social justice among Chinese regions, enhances government accountability, and improves the efficiency of public services.