Abstract
Explores the issues of funding for government mandates in Europe with the view that under federalism, mandates are only one of the instruments in which a central government can influence or control the lower levels of government. Definitions and assumptions of mandates; reasons for the justification of mandates; funding, efficiency and equity factors to consider when funding mandates.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 421-436 |
| Number of pages | 16 |
| Journal | Kyklos |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Aug 1994 |
ASJC Scopus Subject Areas
- Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
- Economics and Econometrics
Keywords
- Europe
- federalism
- funding
- mandates
Disciplines
- Economics
- Social and Behavioral Sciences