01776cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF001096 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451858792 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Fiscal Federalism and Government Size in Transition Economies : The Case of Moldova. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1999. 1 online resource (28 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students This paper examines the relationship between fiscal decentralization-the assignment of revenue sources and expenditure functions across government levels-and government size in Moldova. The empirical results-based on data for a cross-section of Moldovan subnational governments in 1998-suggest that fiscal decentralization is associated with larger subnational governments and that the country's revenue-sharing system imposes a constraint on subnational spending. Moldova is currently undergoing unprecedented reform of its system of intergovernmental fiscal relations, and consolidation of its local government. This reform package is crucial to ensure that decentralization does not increase the size of government. Mode of access: Internet IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 1999/176 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/1999/176/001.1999.issue-176-en.xml IMF e-Library