DXV_FDLB Fiscal Decentralisation and Local Budgeting

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Autumn 2024
Extent and Intensity
0/25/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Ing. Eduard Bakoš, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. PhDr. Daniel Klimovský, PhD. (lecturer)
prof. Ing. Juraj Nemec, CSc. (lecturer)
doc. Ing. Lucie Sedmihradská, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. Ing. Juraj Nemec, CSc.
Department of Public Economics – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Supplier department: Department of Public Economics – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 25 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/25, only registered: 0/25, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/25
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The main objective of the course is to expand students’ theoretical knowledge and practical skills in the areas of fiscal federalism, local budgets, participatory budgets, program budgeting and public service delivery. The course focuses particularly on addressing the question how to organise the different levels of public administration, how to work with budgets and budgeting programmes, including the provision of public services. Specific attention is also paid to a comparison of different policies in selected countries.
Learning outcomes
- distinguish and discuss concepts of the fiscal federalism and decentralistion, their main characteristics and normative foundation (especially the principles provided by the European Charter of Local Self-Government) - describe and compare incidents of the fiscal decentralisation and the main issues arising in practice for political actors and voters - analyse and evaluate the costs and benefits of coordination tools related to local self-government finance, to identify potential solutions to policy issues - understand the roles of different financial sources of local self-government, their pros and cons, and their impacts on local democracy - understand the local budgetary process - understand the principles and practical problems of local service delivery - provide advice on coordination problems related to fiscal decentralisation and recommend options to solve them to practictioners
Syllabus
  • 1. Fiscal Federalism 2. Local Budgets 3. Participatory Budgeting 4. Program Budgeting 5. Local Service Delivery
Literature
    recommended literature
  • • European Committee of the Regions. (2021). Decentralization index: Assessing the distribution of power in the European Union. Retrieved from https://portal.cor.europa.eu/divisionpowers/Pages/Decentralization-Index.aspx.
  • SEDMIHRADSKÁ, Lucie, Soňa KUKUČKOVÁ and Eduard BAKOŠ. Project-Oriented Participatory Budgeting in the Czech Republic. Online. In Michiel S. De Vries, Juraj Nemec, David Špaček. International Trends in Participatory Budgeting - Between Trivial Pursuits and Best Practices. 1st ed. Palgrave Macmillan Cham, 2021, p. 131-147. Governance and Public Management. ISBN 978-3-030-79929-8. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-79930-4_7. URL info
  • KUKUČKOVÁ, Soňa and Eduard BAKOŠ. Does participatory budgeting bolster voter turnout in elections? The Case of the Czech Republic. NISPAcee Journal of Public Administration and Policy : the Network of Institutes and Schools of Public Administration in Central and Eastern Europe. SCIENDO, DE GRUYTER POLAND, 2019, vol. 12, No 2, p. 109-129. ISSN 1337-9038. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.2478/nispa-2019-0016. URL info
  • SINTOMER, Y, C HERZBERG and A ROCKE. Participatory budgeting in Europe: Potentials and challenges. International Journal of Urban and Regional Research. OXFORD: John Wiley and Sons., 2008, vol. 32, No 1, p. 164-178. ISSN 0309-1317. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2427.2008.00777.x. info
  • Intergovernmental fiscal transfers : principles and practice. Edited by Robin W. Boadway - Anwar Shah. Washington, D.C.: World Bank, 2007, xxlii, 572. ISBN 9780821364925. info
  • OATES, WE. An essay on fiscal federalism. Journal of Economic Literature. NASHVILLE: AMER ECONOMIC ASSOC, 1999, vol. 37, No 3, p. 1120-1149. ISSN 0022-0515. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1257/jel.37.3.1120. info
  • OSTROM, Elinor. Governing the commons : the evolution of institutions for collective action. 1st ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1990, xviii, 280. ISBN 9780521405997. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, class discussion, case studies, reading
Assessment methods
preparation of case studies
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught only once.
The course is taught: in blocks.
Teacher's information
https://igcoord.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Brno-TS-Preliminary-programme.pdf
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