Funding local government in australia: the evolution of untied commonwealth financial assistance
Journal of Public Budgeting, Accounting & Financial Management
ISSN: 1096-3367
Article publication date: 1 March 1998
Abstract
Australian fiscal federalism possesses a greater degree of vertical imbalance than comparable federations elsewhere due to a concentration of revenue-raising powers at the level of the Commonwealth government and a concentration of expenditure functions at the state and local government levels. Efforts to deal with this problem have focused on intergovernmental grants. While substantial literature exists on the financial nexus between the Commonwealth and state governments, little research effort has been expended on the local government grants process. The present paper seeks to remedy this by documenting the evolution and role of the local government grants process.
Citation
Dollery, B., Fletcher, M. and Prasada Rao, D.S. (1998), "Funding local government in australia: the evolution of untied commonwealth financial assistance", Journal of Public Budgeting, Accounting & Financial Management, Vol. 10 No. 4, pp. 481-498. https://doi.org/10.1108/JPBAFM-10-04-1998-B001
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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