Challenges to Municipal Fiscal Autonomy in Macedonia

Bibliographic Data

ID6375722
AuthorsAisling Lyons, Aisling Lyon
Year2014
Volume44
Issue4
Pages633-658
Publication date2014-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenuePublius The Journal of Federalism (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0048-5950 • E-ISSN: 1747-7107
PublisherOxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1093/publius/pjt032
OpenAlexW2039082887
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited19

This article assesses the impact of recent decentralizing reforms on the fiscal autonomy of Macedonian municipalities. It begins by considering how the short-term political calculations and intra-party dynamics of governing parties may have influenced both the design and implementation of fiscal decentralization. The article evaluates the revenue, expenditure, and contractual autonomy of Macedonian municipalities. It argues that the political-economic context within which fiscal decentralization has been conceived and implemented thus far has not been conducive to enhancing the fiscal autonomy of the municipalities. The research confirms that, while constitutionally guaranteed decentralization processes may be harder to reverse than others, it is not impossible. Advances in either administrative or political decentralization can be undermined by tightening controls over fiscal relations

Autonomy · Business · Context (archaeology · Decentralization · Economic policy · Economic system · Economics · Macedonian · Market economy · Political science · Politics · Revenue · Fiscal Policies and Political Economy · Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth · Local Government Finance and Decentralization · Finance · Law · Public Administration

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