Challenges for China's Public Spending
Subtitle: Toward Greater Effectiveness and Equity (China in the Global Economy)
Publisher: OECD
Published: January 31, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 143
ISBN-13: 9789264013711
Subjects: Economics - Microeconomics; International - Economics; Public Finance; Distribution Of Income; Governmental Income And Expenditure; Business & Economics; Appropriations and expenditures; China; Government spending policy; Business/Economics
Description: The study draws extensively on Chinese government and other sources to provide a detailed and up-to-date picture of the current state of China's public expenditure policies, the main reforms that are being undertaken, and the problems that remain to be resolved. Topics covered: key characteristics of China's budget and recent trends; the allocation of spending; the uneven pattern of fiscal decentralization; gaps between expenditure needs and fiscal resources for local governments and their consequences.--Publisher summary