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Provedor de dados: 	31	
País: 	United States	
Título: 	Distribution of Local Government Revenue Sources and Citizen Well-Being	
Autores: 	Amanor-Boadu,   Vincent; Zereyesus,   Yacob Abrehe; Ross,   Kara L.	
Data: 	2009-01-16	
Ano: 	2009	
Palavras-chave: 	Local government; Revenues; Tax; Citizen well-being; Community/Rural/Urban Development.	
Resumo: 	The paper aims at examining how sources and distribution of revenue at the local government level influence the economic well-being of citizens. The results of this study help to illuminate the effect of revenue sources on local government efforts on economic development and their capacity to influence the well-being of their citizens. We hypothesized that the distribution of local government revenue influenced the wealth status of its citizens. Three empirical proxy measures for citizen well-being were used in the estimation of three different panel data models.  Results from the estimations suggest that local government revenue generated from its citizens (e.g., taxes, insurance and charges) have more influence on citizen well-being than non-citizen generated revenue sources (e.g., inter-governmental transfers).  The analysis provides insights into how economic development policies may be conceived in local governments, especially small communities, to ensure sustained economic prosperity of its citizens.	
Tipo: 	Conference Paper or Presentation	
Idioma: 	Inglês	
Identificador: 	http://purl.umn.edu/46828	
Relação: 	Southern Agricultural Economics Association&gt;2009 Annual Meeting, January 31-February 3, 2009, Atlanta, Georgia

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