Inicijativa za fiskalnu decentralizaciju
Direktor projekta : Prof. Doktor Mijat Damjanovic
Urednik: Prof. Doktor Bozidar Raicevic, Prof. Doktor Gordana Ilic-Popov
Izdavac: Magna Agenda, Belgrade, 2002
Format: 15.5 x 23.5 cm
Broj strana: 171
Most developing and transitional countries face the challenge of decentralization, the transfer of power and authority to perform public functions from the central administration to regional and local bodies.
This is a complex process and fiscal decentralization is an essential component of it.
In transitional states in particular, due to the legacy of the command economy, the development of efficacious local institutions can be the key for the reconstruction of the state. In almost all transitional countries local government finance has a crucial effect on the ability of the state to attain goals of economic efficacy and macro-stability, privatize effectively and develop the social welfare network.
The main aim of fiscal decentralization is to bring the process of governance closer to the citizens by empowering local bodies to collect taxes and determine their own budgets and expenditures.
The tear of government closest to the people can adjust its budget to support those services most suited to the needs of a particular community. In order to facilitate this, fiscal decentralization can be realized by various measures and methods. The aim of the Forum on Fiscal Decentralization organized in Belgrade was to propose an appropriate model of fiscal decentralization, based on a clear strategy.
The Forum on the Fiscal Decentralization of Yugoslavia was held on 9-10th November 2001 in Belgrade; it was organized by the PALGO Center, G17 PLUS and G17 Institute, under the auspices of the Fiscal Decentralization Initiative for Central and Eastern Europe (FDI) which is a joint project of the World Bank, Council of Europe, OECD, US AID, UNPD, the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Denmark, Italy and the Czech Republic, the International Development Agency of Canada (CIDA), Initiative for the Reform of Public Government and Local Self-government (LGI) and the Institute for an Open Society in Budapest (OSI).
The conference (almost 100 participants) was attended by representatives of financial institutions in Serbia and local administration from numerous cities and municipalities in Yugoslavia, experts from the World Bank, professors from Belgrade and other universities as well as associates of various institutes.
The main aims of the conference were to survey the current status of fiscal policy, fiscal relations and processes in the FR of Yugoslavia, compare the situation to the experiences of other states and provide insights into the possible direction of reform in this significant area.
The publication includes papers written by members of the conference, speeches given by the representatives of international organizations and the organizers of the Conference as well as a number of discussions.