01682cas a2200253 a 4500 AALejournalIMF008394 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451927108 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Gordon, James. The Determinants and Efficiency of Local Authority Spending in England / James Gordon, Tamim Bayoumi. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1991. 1 online resource (34 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 analyzes the efficiency and determinants of local authority expenditure in England during 1989/90. The capitalization of local spending in house prices is used as a test of efficiency, and it is found that local services are in general excessive from this standpoint. The determinants of local government spending are then estimated and local incomes, the tax price faced by the electorate, and local party control are found to be significant. Application of the analysis to the recently introduced local government reforms suggest small effects on the overall level of spending. Mode of access: Internet Bayoumi, Tamim. IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 1991/009 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/1991/009/001.1991.issue-009-en.xml IMF e-Library