Essays about: "Local government debt"

Found 5 essays containing the words Local government debt.

1. 1. Local government fragmentation and impact on local government debt : A panel data analysis of Swedish municipalities

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Nationalekonomi

   Author : Anton Ögren; [2020]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : This paper sets out to investigate the impact of government fragmentation on local government debt. The weak government hypothesis states that government fragmentation leads to higher budget deficits and higher public debt. The hypothesis is tested on a panel dataset comprised of 285 out of 290 Swedish municipalities over the period 2000-2017. READ MORE

3. 2. Local Government Fragmentation and Debt Development in Swedish Municipalities

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Adam Björkman; Gustav Helgesson; [2019-07-03]
   Keywords : Sweden; Municipalities; Local Government Fragmentation; Municipal Debt; Cross-ideological Government;

   Abstract : The common pool problem and veto player model states that fragmented governments generate higher levels of public debt. This study explores these mechanisms in the Swedish setting, which has not previously been investigated, by using panel data for 289 municipalities between 1998 to 2017. READ MORE

4. 3. The livelihoods of municipal solid waste workers – sustainable or a vicious cycle of debt and vulnerability? : A case study in Babati, Tanzania

   University essay from Södertörns högskola/Utveckling och internationellt samarbete

   Author : Carl Johan Vikblad; Denise Lekare; [2019]
   Keywords : solid waste management; sustainable livelihood approach; environmental justice; vulnerability; LGAs; governance;

   Abstract : This essay examines sanitation workers who work with solid waste management and analyses their ability to create a sustainable livelihood based on livelihood assets and strategies. The study was undertaken in Babati, Tanzania and a qualitative method was applied, consisting of interviews and observations. READ MORE

5. 4. When's the holiday over? Assessing the sustainability of local government debt in Sweden

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : Sebastian Röing; [2017]
   Keywords : Local government debt; Public finance; Sustainability; VAR model;

   Abstract : Swedish local governments are emerging from an era of low indebtness after the Swedish financial crisis in the 1990s preceded the creation of a comparatively robust, rules-based macro-prudential framework. Yet, the persistently low interest rates observed since 2008 have allowed an accelerating debt accumulation under those frameworks, pre-empting questions of debt sustainability should interest rates reverse. READ MORE

6. 5. Partisan Impact on Local Government Spending - The Effects of Party Politics on Municipal Expenditure in Sweden

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Emma Svensson; [2005]
   Keywords : Expenditure; Local Government; Political Parties; Fragmentation; Government Constellations; Economics; econometrics; economic theory; economic systems; economic policy; Nationalekonomi; ekonometri; ekonomisk teori; ekonomiska system; ekonomisk politik; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This essay aims to examine whether there is a partisan influence on local government spending using three different measures, ideology, fragmentation and constellations of government. The ideology measure examines the share of socialists (left-wing parties) in the council. READ MORE