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Fiscal Decentralization: A Review of Concepts and Applications for Bangladesh (April 2005)
[Project Details]
The Workshop "Fiscal Decentralization: A Review of Concepts and Applications for Bangladesh" was held from April 9-13, 2005, at BRAC Training Center in Rajendrapur, Gazipur, Bangladesh. The week-long workshop was developed and delivered the Andrew Young School in collaboration with the UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF).
The workshop was attended by 18 senior government officials, including officials from the Local Government Division, the Ministry of Finance, LGED, government ministries, as well as six government officials from Nepal.
Background readings:
An introductory overview of intergovernmental fiscal relations
Subnational government structure and intergovernmental fiscal relations: An overlooked dimension of decentralization
Intergovernmental fiscal relations and the assignment of expenditure responsibilities
Subnational revenues: realities and prospects
Tax assignment and subnational fiscal autonomy
The design and implementation of intergovernmental fiscal transfers
The determination of the incidence of intergovernmental grants: A survey of the international experience
Local governance and service delivery to the poor: Bangladesh case study
Fiscal transfers to local government in Bangladesh
Fiscal decentralization: twelve implementation rules
Role of UNDP in promoting local governance and decentralization in Bangladesh
Lecture presentations:
An overview of fiscal decentralization and subnational government structure
Fiscal decentralization: international experiences and trends
Fiscal decentralization in Nepal: the Decentralized Financing and Development Programme
Subnational government structure in Bangladesh (Prof. Salahuddin)
Concepts in the assignment of expenditure responsibilities
Concepts in the assignment of revenue sources
Expenditure and revenue assignment in Bangladesh (Prof. Amirul Islam Chowdhury)
Exploring the linkages between poverty alleviation and decentralization
Discussion on revenue assignments in Bangladesh (Md. Mazid, Ministry of Finance)
Concepts in the design of intergovernmental fiscal transfers
Assessing intergovernmental grants in Bangladesh
Implementing decentralization reform
Local capital development and local government borrowing
Conclusions and moving forward
| Project: |
Fiscal Decentralization: A Review of Concepts and Applications for Bangladesh |
| Date: |
April 7-13, 2005 |
| Training Facilitators: |
Prof. Jamie Boex and Eunice Heredia-Ortiz |
| Location: |
BRAC Training and Research Centre, Rajendrapur, Gazipur, Bangladesh |
| Donor/Client: |
UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF)/ Local Government Division (MLGRD&C) |
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