Quem tem mais recursos para governar? uma comparação das receitas per capita dos estados e municípios brasileiros
By: ROSENBLATT, David
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Contributor(s): SHIDLO, Gil.
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ArticlePublisher: São Paulo : Nobel, jan./mar. 1996Revista de Economia Política = Brazilian Journal of Political Economy 16, 1, p. 101-106Abstract: This paper examines differences in per capita revenues across Brazils states and capital municipalities. It provides a theoretical overview of Brazils fiscal equalization programs (the State and Municipal Participation Funds). The paper then provides evidence that these programs are not only failing to meet their equalization objectives, but in addition they are creating distorted patterns of revenues per capita across states and municipalities: some economically poor states and municipalities have revenues per capita far above the national average. This pattern of revenues per capita should be brought to the publics and policy makers attention so that they may: (1) better evaluate the performance of state and local governments, and (ii) better evaluate proposals for revising Brazils system of fiscal federalism
This paper examines differences in per capita revenues across Brazils states and capital municipalities. It provides a theoretical overview of Brazils fiscal equalization programs (the State and Municipal Participation Funds). The paper then provides evidence that these programs are not only failing to meet their equalization objectives, but in addition they are creating distorted patterns of revenues per capita across states and municipalities: some economically poor states and municipalities have revenues per capita far above the national average. This pattern of revenues per capita should be brought to the publics and policy makers attention so that they may: (1) better evaluate the performance of state and local governments, and (ii) better evaluate proposals for revising Brazils system of fiscal federalism
Revista de Economia Política 1996
v. 16, n. 1(61)
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