A Sub-national Perspective on Financing Investment for Growth I - Measuring Fiscal Space for Public Investment Influences, Evolution and Perspectives

Sub-national governments are key players for public investment, as they are responsible on average for 62% of total public investment in OECD countries. This article analyses the different factors affecting sub-national governments’ fiscal space for public investment. It proposes an indicator for me...

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Main Author: Hulbert, Claudia (-)
Other Authors: Vammalle, Camila
Format: eBook Section
Language:Inglés
Published: Paris : OECD Publishing 2014.
Series:OECD Regional Development Working Papers, no.2014/02.
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Summary:Sub-national governments are key players for public investment, as they are responsible on average for 62% of total public investment in OECD countries. This article analyses the different factors affecting sub-national governments’ fiscal space for public investment. It proposes an indicator for measuring this fiscal space and analyses the evolution of its different components over 2007-2012. The article shows that the global financial crisis and the ensuring consolidation drive have reduced sub-national governments’ fiscal space for public investment, through a downward pressure on revenues, increased expenditure obligations, and constrained capacity to borrow or issue debt on financial markets.
Physical Description:1 online resource (44 p. )