Fiscal decentralization in Jordan

Journal of Governance and Regulation

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Jameel Aljaloudi¹ 

[1] Department of Planning and Project Management, College of Business, Al-Balqa Applied University

关键词: Fiscal Decentralization;    Public Finance;    Public Governance and Regulation;    Development Economic;    Local Government‎;   

DOI  :  10.22495/jgrv9i4art3

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Virtus Interpress

【 摘 要 】

This paper aims to measure the degree of fiscal decentralization in Jordan by estimating the indicators used by the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund. These are the share of local units in public revenues, the share of public spending, and the share of compensation for workers in local units from the total compensation of workers in the public sector. The study uses set of data about public revenues and expenditures of the central government, independent government units, as well as the municipalities’ budgets figures. These data are for the period 2016-2018 and published electronically by the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Local Administration in Jordan. The study revealed progress in the field of political and administrative decentralization represented in the establishment of elected councils at the national, regional, and municipal levels and the transfer of a number of powers from central authorities to regional or local bodies. The issuance of a new decentralization law and the amendment of the Municipalities Law in 2015. The results showed that the degree of fiscal decentralization is very low in Jordan, especially when compared to other countries that had implemented decentralization reforms.

【 授权许可】

CC BY-NC