The Reform of Local Government Finance in Britain

Stephen J. Bailey*, Ronan Paddison

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

During recent years the financing of local government has become a key policy issue in most developed countries. In general the problem is seen as one of ever-rising local expenditures creating intolerable fiscal pressures on the local tax base. This ultimately leads to fiscal crisis, often through a local taxpayer revolt. The widening resource gap is exacerbated by the simultaneous cuts in the real levels of intergovernmental transfers, namely grants paid by the upper tier of government to the lower tier of local government.

Original languageEnglish
PublisherRoutledge
Number of pages223
ISBN (Electronic)9781315001814
ISBN (Print)0415005302, 9780415005302
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Oct 1988

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Social Sciences

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