Fiscal Decentralization and Development: Experiences of Three Developing Countries in Southeast Asia [Paperback]

An in-depth analysis of the fundamental role that decentralization plays in developing countries, using detailed statistical data to examine the actual fiscal structure between tiers of government, and the effects of decentralization at the local, national and international levels.A Broader View of Fiscal Decentralization in Developing Countries Fiscal Decentralization in the Philippines after the 1991 Code Health Development in the Decentralized Health System of the Philippines Intergovernmental Fiscal relationships in Vietnam after the 2002 State Budget Law The Diversity of Fiscal Decentralization below Provincial Level and Its Relation to Development in Vietnam Decentralization and Economic Development in ThailandHIROKO UCHIMURA Associate Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Developing Economies (IDE-JETRO) Japan. Her research interests include intergovernmental fiscal relationships, health financing and health system reforms, as well as issues related to income distribution. Her work mainly focuses on developing countries in Asia.