Municipal Tasks and Financing : An Urban-Rural Perspective / Francisco Velasco Caballero.

Local and Urban Governance -- Municipal Tasks and Financing -- Acknowledgement -- Contents -- 1. Tasks and Financing of Urban and Rural Local Governments: Four Issues in Focus -- Part I: Tasks of Urban and Rural Local Governments -- Part II: Ways of Public Service Provision by Urban and Rural Local Governments -- Part III: Ways of Public Service Provision by Urban and Rural Local Governments -- Part IV: Special Fees and User Charges as Alternative Sources of Local Revenue -- 13. The Role of Municipal Fees in Croatian Local Service Provision: Balancing Benefits and Challenges -- 14. Fees as Alternative Sources of Local Revenue in South Africa -- 15. Financing Municipal Services in Spain Through User Fees -- 16. Comparative Conclusions -- 16.1 International Comparison of Issues and Challenges -- 16.2 Opportunities and State of Research -- 16.3 Perspectives: Local Governments in Transition -- 16.4 A Plea for More Research -- Index.

This an Open access book.It provides a comparative and multidisciplinary analysis of how local governments perform their tasks and how these are financed.The volume stands out with three essential features.

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