Putin's military forces invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022, sparking a renewed academic interest in Russia's current regime. Several scholars suggested that a critical period in the construction of the current regime occurred between 1999-2013 during Putin's first two presidencies followed by the Medvedev presidency. This is when the basic institutions of the current Russian political system were changed to recentralize state authority and prevent Russian Federation from looming disintegration. One such institution was the budgetary process. Signed into law in 1998, Russian Budget Code established how funds were disbursed from the "center" to the federal "subjects" and other entities. Many scholars have pointed out that one specific mechanism, namely "Intergovernmental Transfers", can be used to achieve the political goals of a regime by rewarding supporters, swinging the competitive electoral districts, or appeasing the opposition or separatist regions. The goal of this dissertation to investigate under what conditions a non-democratic regime, like Russia, uses these strategies for political effect? Do those strategies change over time? In this work, I develop a basic theoretical framework outlining such conditions and test it using the municipal-level data gathered from the Russian Federal State Statistics Service and Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation.

Magister Legum - LLM / The aim of this research paper has been to answer the question whether the actions of the National Treasury in invoking section 216(2) of the Constitution in respect of the 59 municipalities for debt owed in arrears to the creditors Eskom and the water boards, has been legal. Did its decision meet the substantive requirements as well as the procedural requirements as set under the legal framework of the Constitution and the MFMA? The second question was to assess the value in using the intervention against defaulting municipalities, by looking at whether the intervention was effective and what impact did it have on the defaulting municipalities.

Fiscal federalism has been an important topic among public finance theorists in the last four decades. There is a series of arguments that decentralization of governments enhances growth by improving allocation efficiency. However, the empirical studies have shown mixed results for industrialized and developing countries and some of them have demonstrated that there might be a threshold level of economic development below which decentralization is not effective. Developing and transition countries have developed a variety of forms of fiscal decentralization as a possible strategy to achieve effective and efficient governmental structures. A generalized principle of decentralization due to the country specific circumstances does not exist. Therefore, decentralization has taken place in different forms in various countries at different times, and even exactly the same extent of decentralization may have had different impacts under different conditions. The purpose of this study is to investigate the current state of the fiscal decentralization in Mongolia and to develop policy recommendations for the efficient and effective intergovernmental fiscal relations system for Mongolia. Within this perspective the analysis concentrates on the scope and structure of the public sector, the expenditure and revenue assignment as well as on the design of the intergovernmental transfer and sub-national borrowing. The study is based on data for twenty-one provinces and the capital city of Mongolia for the period from 2000 to 2009. As a former socialist country Mongolia has had a highly centralized governmental sector. The result of the analysis below revealed that the Mongolia has introduced a number of decentralization measures, which followed a top down approach and were slowly implemented without any integrated decentralization strategy in the last decade. As a result Mongolia became de-concentrated state with fiscal centralization. The revenue assignment is lacking a very important element, for instance significant revenue autonomy given to sub-national governments, which is vital for the efficient service delivery at the local level. According to the current assignments of the expenditure and revenue responsibilities most of the provinces are unable to provide a certain national standard of public goods supply. Hence, intergovernmental transfers from the central jurisdiction to the sub-national jurisdictions play an important role for the equalization of the vertical and horizontal imbalances in Mongolia. The critical problem associated with intergovernmental transfers is that there is not a stable, predictable and transparent system of transfer allocation. The amount of transfers to sub-national governments is determined largely by political decisions on ad hoc basis and disregards local differences in needs and fiscal capacity. Thus a fiscal equalization system based on the fiscal needs of the provinces should be implemented. The equalization transfers will at least partly offset the regional disparities in revenues and enable the sub-national governments to provide a national minimum standard of local public goods. / Der Fiskalische Föderalismus ist in den letzten vier Dekaden eines der wichtigsten Themen der finanzwissenschaftlichen Theorie. Dabei wird häufig argumentiert, dass eine Dezentralisierung der öffentlichen Aufgaben nicht nur die Wachstumschancen eines Landes erhöhen kann, sondern darüber hinaus auch der Allokationseffizienz förderlich ist. Allerdings zeigen empirische Untersuchungen für die Industrie- und Entwicklungsländern keine einheitlichen Ergebnisse; es wird aber deutlich, dass es einen Schwellenwert in Bezug auf den Entwicklungsstand gibt, unterhalb dessen eine Dezentralisierung erst wirksam wird. So haben einige Entwicklungs- und Schwellenländer eine Vielzahl von Formen der steuerlichen Dezentralisierung als eine mögliche Strategie gewählt, um wirksame und effiziente dezentrale staatliche Strukturen zu entwickeln, wobei es einen allgemeinen Lösungsansatz hinsichtlich der Dezentralisierung allerdings nicht gibt. Vielmehr sind die besonderen kulturellen, wirtschaftlichen und geografischen Bedingungen des einzelnen Landes in angemessener Weise zu berücksichtigen. Die gefundenen Lösungen weisen daher eine relativ große Variationsbreite auf. Ziel dieser Studie ist es, den aktuellen Stand der steuerlichen Dezentralisierung in der Mongolei zu untersuchen und Empfehlungen für ein effizientes und effektives System der zwischenstaatlichen Finanzbeziehungen in der Mongolei zu entwickeln. Dabei konzentriert sich die Analyse auf Umfang und Struktur des öffentlichen Sektors, also die Aufgaben und Ausgaben sowie die öffentlichen Einnahmen. Außerdem wird auf die Zuordnung von Aufgaben und Einnahmen sowie auf die Gestaltung der zwischenstaatlichen Transfer und die subnationale Kreditaufnahme eingegangen. Die Studie basiert auf Daten der zwanzig Provinzen und der Hauptstadt der Mongolei für den Zeitraum 2000 bis 2009. Als ehemals sozialistisches Land verfügt die Mongolei über einen stark zentralisierten staatlichen Sektor. Aus der detaillierten Analyse folgt, dass die Mongolei eine Reihe von Maßnahmen zur Neustrukturierung der gebietskörperschaftlichen Ebenen ohne eine klare Dezentralisierungsstrategie durchgesetzt hat, die einen Top-Down-Ansatz verfolgten. Im Ergebnis wurde die Mongolei zu einem Staat mit einer starken Konzentration des Steueraufkommens auf der zentralstaatlichen Ebene. Dabei fehlt der Einnahmenzuordnung vor allem ein sehr wichtiges Element, nämlich eine Einnahmenautonomie auf der Ebene der untergeordneten Gebietskörperschaften, welche zum einen die Aufkommenssituation der lokalen und regionalen Gebietskörperschaften verbessert und ihnen damit erst eine eigenständige Aufgabenerfüllung ermöglicht. Bei der derzeitigen Aufgaben- und Steuerverteilung sind die meisten Provinzen nicht in der Lage, einen bestimmten nationalen Mindeststandard an öffentlichen Güter und Dienstleistungen bereitzustellen. Die Staatstätigkeit auf den untergeordneten Ebenen folgt überwiegend der Auftragsverwaltung und wird folglich im Wesentlichen über Finanzhilfen des Zentralstaats finanziert. Das entscheidende Problem der zwischenstaatlichen Transfers liegt darin begründet, dass es für die zentralstaatlichen Finanzhilfen an die untergeordneten Gebietskörperschaften kein stabiles, berechenbares und transparentes System der Steuerverteilung gibt. Die Höhe der Transferzahlungen an die sub-nationalen Regierungen ist weitgehend von politischen ad hoc Entscheidungen abhängig, welche in der Regel die lokalen und regionalen Finanzbedarfe missachten. Damit werden die Unterschiede zwischen Finanzbedarf und Finanzkraft auf der Ebene der untergeordneten Gebietskörperschaften nicht angemessen ausgeglichen. Es wird daher eine formelbasierte Steuerverteilung vorgeschlagen, welche die starken Schwankungen der Transferhöhe im Zeitverlauf vermeidet und die es den untergeordneten Gebietskörperschaften ermöglicht, einen vorgegebenen Mindeststandard an öffentlichen Gütern und Dienstleistungen ihren Bürgerinnen und Bürgern auch anbieten zu können.

Fiscal federalism has been an important topic among public finance theorists in the last four decades. There is a series of arguments that decentralization of governments enhances growth by improving allocation efficiency. However, the empirical studies have shown mixed results for industrialized and developing countries and some of them have demonstrated that there might be a threshold level of economic development below which decentralization is not effective. Developing and transition countries have developed a variety of forms of fiscal decentralization as a possible strategy to achieve effective and efficient governmental structures. A generalized principle of decentralization due to the country specific circumstances does not exist. Therefore, decentralization has taken place in different forms in various countries at different times, and even exactly the same extent of decentralization may have had different impacts under different conditions. The purpose of this study is to investigate the current state of the fiscal decentralization in Mongolia and to develop policy recommendations for the efficient and effective intergovernmental fiscal relations system for Mongolia. Within this perspective the analysis concentrates on the scope and structure of the public sector, the expenditure and revenue assignment as well as on the design of the intergovernmental transfer and sub-national borrowing. The study is based on data for twenty-one provinces and the capital city of Mongolia for the period from 2000 to 2009. As a former socialist country Mongolia has had a highly centralized governmental sector. The result of the analysis below revealed that the Mongolia has introduced a number of decentralization measures, which followed a top down approach and were slowly implemented without any integrated decentralization strategy in the last decade. As a result Mongolia became de-concentrated state with fiscal centralization. The revenue assignment is lacking a very important element, for instance significant revenue autonomy given to sub-national governments, which is vital for the efficient service delivery at the local level. According to the current assignments of the expenditure and revenue responsibilities most of the provinces are unable to provide a certain national standard of public goods supply. Hence, intergovernmental transfers from the central jurisdiction to the sub-national jurisdictions play an important role for the equalization of the vertical and horizontal imbalances in Mongolia. The critical problem associated with intergovernmental transfers is that there is not a stable, predictable and transparent system of transfer allocation. The amount of transfers to sub-national governments is determined largely by political decisions on ad hoc basis and disregards local differences in needs and fiscal capacity. Thus a fiscal equalization system based on the fiscal needs of the provinces should be implemented. The equalization transfers will at least partly offset the regional disparities in revenues and enable the sub-national governments to provide a national minimum standard of local public goods. / Der Fiskalische Föderalismus ist in den letzten vier Dekaden eines der wichtigsten Themen der finanzwissenschaftlichen Theorie. Dabei wird häufig argumentiert, dass eine Dezentralisierung der öffentlichen Aufgaben nicht nur die Wachstumschancen eines Landes erhöhen kann, sondern darüber hinaus auch der Allokationseffizienz förderlich ist. Allerdings zeigen empirische Untersuchungen für die Industrie- und Entwicklungsländern keine einheitlichen Ergebnisse; es wird aber deutlich, dass es einen Schwellenwert in Bezug auf den Entwicklungsstand gibt, unterhalb dessen eine Dezentralisierung erst wirksam wird. So haben einige Entwicklungs- und Schwellenländer eine Vielzahl von Formen der steuerlichen Dezentralisierung als eine mögliche Strategie gewählt, um wirksame und effiziente dezentrale staatliche Strukturen zu entwickeln, wobei es einen allgemeinen Lösungsansatz hinsichtlich der Dezentralisierung allerdings nicht gibt. Vielmehr sind die besonderen kulturellen, wirtschaftlichen und geografischen Bedingungen des einzelnen Landes in angemessener Weise zu berücksichtigen. Die gefundenen Lösungen weisen daher eine relativ große Variationsbreite auf. Ziel dieser Studie ist es, den aktuellen Stand der steuerlichen Dezentralisierung in der Mongolei zu untersuchen und Empfehlungen für ein effizientes und effektives System der zwischenstaatlichen Finanzbeziehungen in der Mongolei zu entwickeln. Dabei konzentriert sich die Analyse auf Umfang und Struktur des öffentlichen Sektors, also die Aufgaben und Ausgaben sowie die öffentlichen Einnahmen. Außerdem wird auf die Zuordnung von Aufgaben und Einnahmen sowie auf die Gestaltung der zwischenstaatlichen Transfer und die subnationale Kreditaufnahme eingegangen. Die Studie basiert auf Daten der zwanzig Provinzen und der Hauptstadt der Mongolei für den Zeitraum 2000 bis 2009. Als ehemals sozialistisches Land verfügt die Mongolei über einen stark zentralisierten staatlichen Sektor. Aus der detaillierten Analyse folgt, dass die Mongolei eine Reihe von Maßnahmen zur Neustrukturierung der gebietskörperschaftlichen Ebenen ohne eine klare Dezentralisierungsstrategie durchgesetzt hat, die einen Top-Down-Ansatz verfolgten. Im Ergebnis wurde die Mongolei zu einem Staat mit einer starken Konzentration des Steueraufkommens auf der zentralstaatlichen Ebene. Dabei fehlt der Einnahmenzuordnung vor allem ein sehr wichtiges Element, nämlich eine Einnahmenautonomie auf der Ebene der untergeordneten Gebietskörperschaften, welche zum einen die Aufkommenssituation der lokalen und regionalen Gebietskörperschaften verbessert und ihnen damit erst eine eigenständige Aufgabenerfüllung ermöglicht. Bei der derzeitigen Aufgaben- und Steuerverteilung sind die meisten Provinzen nicht in der Lage, einen bestimmten nationalen Mindeststandard an öffentlichen Güter und Dienstleistungen bereitzustellen. Die Staatstätigkeit auf den untergeordneten Ebenen folgt überwiegend der Auftragsverwaltung und wird folglich im Wesentlichen über Finanzhilfen des Zentralstaats finanziert. Das entscheidende Problem der zwischenstaatlichen Transfers liegt darin begründet, dass es für die zentralstaatlichen Finanzhilfen an die untergeordneten Gebietskörperschaften kein stabiles, berechenbares und transparentes System der Steuerverteilung gibt. Die Höhe der Transferzahlungen an die sub-nationalen Regierungen ist weitgehend von politischen ad hoc Entscheidungen abhängig, welche in der Regel die lokalen und regionalen Finanzbedarfe missachten. Damit werden die Unterschiede zwischen Finanzbedarf und Finanzkraft auf der Ebene der untergeordneten Gebietskörperschaften nicht angemessen ausgeglichen. Es wird daher eine formelbasierte Steuerverteilung vorgeschlagen, welche die starken Schwankungen der Transferhöhe im Zeitverlauf vermeidet und die es den untergeordneten Gebietskörperschaften ermöglicht, einen vorgegebenen Mindeststandard an öffentlichen Gütern und Dienstleistungen ihren Bürgerinnen und Bürgern auch anbieten zu können.

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No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertação.pdf: 1364852 bytes, checksum: 8a8d0cb3da03120099b94df341f00c39 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013-04-10 / With decentralization w h ich has chara cterized the brazilian federation in the last fe w decades, the municipalities received more assignments and responsibilities, implementing public policies and providing basic services for population. However, since the own municipal revenues are capable of fund ing only partially these activities, it bec omes necessary a high volume of grants that flow s from central levels to sub national levels of government. Furthermore , Brazil is a country with a vast and heterogeneous territory, where municipalities with different self financing capability, as well as d ifferent demands from population, coexist in the same federalist system. In light of this, it becomes fundamental studying the grants distribution, verifying if the municipalities that need more financial support have been the effectively benefited. This p rocess of reducing the horizontal disparities that emerge from different tax bases and local demands is called fiscal equalization. The fiscal equalization allows residents in different municipalities receiving the same public service level given the tax c harge assumed by them (net fiscal benefit), it means, the equalization promotes the equity in the public services provision, as well as avoids the allocational inefficiency derived from migrations encouraged by fiscal benefits. To create the fiscal equaliz ation , grants must benefit those municipalities with less er self financing capability and greater fiscal needs associated with costs and demands for public services. In this sense, this study aims to assess the effect of intergovernmental transfers in the municipalities’ fiscal equalization, considering the main proxies of fisca l capacity – potential of creating own revenue – and fiscal need – volume of resources demanded in the municipality due region’s and population’s characteristics. The analysis is rea lized to each transfer’s group, ranging from those with an essentially redistributive finality, to those predominantly devolutive , as the 'cota - parte de ICMS'. The results show that some transfers, as FPM, contribute little to fiscal equalization, in spite of the redistributive nature implicit in this grant, as well as some conditional transfers, as FUNDEB, although they don’t aim correct the horizontal disparities in the capability of local government realizing their function s , can imply a positive effect to fiscal equalization in the federation’s local level. Another important result emerge d from analysis is the Bolsa - família transfer’s effect in the equali zation, because this transfer minimize the distortions realized by all other grants distributed to mu nicipalities. The Bolsa - família, although it’s not a intergovernmental transfer, was included in the analysis since it’s represents an expressive amount of resources, competes for resources with others grants and has a potential effect similar to the other intergovernmental transfers in the scope of fiscal equalization, given that releases resources in the local budget that, otherwise, could be committed with the local social policy. Another relevant result is the observation that voluntary transfers affect less the equalization, it means, they don’t contribute to this aim nor prejudice the horizontal disparities reduction, being relatively neutral or less intervenient in relation demands and fiscal capacity of local governments, probably because they don’t follow criteria , neither economics, as the ICMS, nor redistributive, as FPM. Instead, these transfers follow political criteria, as indicated by recent political science literature. / Com a descentralização que caracterizou a federação brasileira nas últimas décadas, os municípios receberam maiores atribuições e responsabilidades, implementando políticas públicas e provendo serviços básicos à população. Contudo, uma vez que as receitas próprias municipais são capazes de custear apenas parcialmente estas atividades, torna-se necessário um volume elevado de transferências que fluem dos níveis centrais aos municípios. Além do mais, o Brasil é um país de território vasto e heterogêneo, em que municípios com distintas capacidades de autofinanciamento, bem como diferentes demandas por serviços públicos, convivem no mesmo regime federativo. Diante deste quadro, torna-se fundamental estudar a distribuição dos recursos das transferências, verificando se os municípios que mais necessitam de suporte financeiro têm sido os efetivamente beneficiados. À este processo de reduzir as disparidades horizontais provenientes de diferenças nas bases tributárias e demandas locais dá-se o nome de equalização fiscal. A equalização fiscal permite que municípes de diferentes jurisdições recebam o mesmo nível de serviços públicos para dada carga tributária assumida por eles (net fiscal benefit), ou seja, a equalização promove a equidade na provisão dos serviços públicos, além de evitar a criação de ineficiência alocativa derivada de migrações motivadas por benefícios fiscais. Para criar a equalização fiscal as transferências devem beneficiar aqueles municípios com menor capacidade de autofinanciamento e maiores necessidades fiscais atreladas à custos e demandas pelos serviços públicos. Neste sentido, este trabalho busca avaliar o efeito das transferências intergovernamentais na equalização fiscal dos municípios, considerando as principais proxies de capacidade fiscal – potencial de geração de receita própria – e necessidade fiscal – volume de recursos demandados em virtude das características da região e da população do município. A análise é realizada para cada grupo de transferências, desde aquelas com finalidade essencialmente redistributiva como o FPM até aquelas predominantemente devolutivas, como a cota-parte de ICMS. Os resultados mostram que algumas transferências como o FPM contribuem pouco para a equalização fiscal, apesar do objetivo de natureza redistributiva implícito neste repasse, assim como algumas transferências condicionais, como o FUNDEB, apesar de não almejarem especificamente corrigir as disparidades horizontais na capacidade dos municípios realizarem suas funções, podem significar um efeito positivo para a equalização fiscal no nível municipal da federação. Outro resultado importante que desponta na análise é o efeito da transferência do Bolsa-família na equalização, pois esta transferência consegue atenuar as distorções realizadas pelas demais transferências distribuídas aos municípios. O Bolsa-família, apesar de não ser uma transferência intergovernamental, foi incorporada na análise por representar um expressivo volume de recursos, por concorrer com recursos de outras transferências e ainda ter efeito potencial semelhante ao das demais transferências intergovernamentais no âmbito da equalização fiscal, uma vez que libera recursos no orçamento do governo local que, do contrário, poderiam estar comprometidos com a política local de assistência social. Outro resultado é a observação de que as transferências voluntárias afetam menos a equalização, ou seja, não contribuem para a consecução deste objetivo nem prejudicam a redução das disparidades horizontais, sendo relativamente neutras ou menos intervenientes em relação às demandas e capacidade de arrecadação dos municípios, provavelmente por não seguirem critérios, nem econômicos, como o ICMS, nem redistributivos, como o FPM, e sim critérios políticos, como apontado pela literatura de ciência política.

O Governo federal prioriza seus aliados locais na provisão de recursos públicos? Utilizando dados do Projeto Mais Médicos para o Brasil - programa do Ministério da Saúde que visa a provisão de saúde básica e o aumento da densidade médica nos municípios brasileiros -, esta dissertação estima o impacto do alinhamento partidário entre governos federal e municipal sobre os indicadores de médicos transferidos e de probabilidade de participação dos municípios no programa. São testadas ainda a existência de punição a municípios governados por partidos de oposição e efeitos diferenciados do alinhamento partidário para subamostras de municípios. Os resultados sugerem que não há privilégio aos municípios governados pelo partido do Governo Federal nem punição aos governados pela oposição. As evidências sinalizam também uma má focalização do programa e a existência de efeito do alinhamento partidário sobre a participação municipal no programa entre municípios governados por prefeitos em segundo mandato. / Does the federal government prioritize its local\'s allies on the provision of public resources? Using data of the Projeto Mais Médicos para o Brasil - an ongoing program from the Brazilian Ministry of Health that targets the provision of basic health services and the increase of the physicians per capita rate by transferring professionals to the Brazilian municipalities -, this dissertation assesses the impact of the political alignment between federal and local governments on the number of physicians transferred to municipalities and the municipalities\' probability of participation. The results suggest that the current federal government does not prioritize same-party municipalities nor penalizes the ones governed by the opposition parties. Evidence also indicate poor targeting of the program and the existence of party alignment effect on municipal participation among municipalities governed by second term mayors.

A presente dissertação tem por objetivo analisar as normas que disciplinam as transferências intergovernamentais no ordenamento jurídico brasileiro implantado com o advento da Constituição Federal de 1988, mostrando a sua importância como instrumento tendente a assegurar a autonomia dos entes federativos. O trabalho tem início com o estudo do Estado Federal e suas principais características, do estudo do Federalismo Fiscal, assim como a definição, principais características, objetivos e justificativas das transferências intergovernamentais no ordenamento jurídico brasileiro. Em seguida, haverá a demonstração e a sistematização de algumas das transferências intergovernamentais no federalismo fiscal implantado pela Constituição Federal de 1988, verificando as formas de distribuição de receita entre os entes federativos, de modo a possibilitar o alcance da efetiva autonomia financeira de cada um. Por fim, os principais pressupostos teóricos decorrentes da análise do texto positivo serão aplicados na prática, com o breve exame de alguns casos controvertidos na doutrina e na jurisprudência. / This masters´ thesis has the purpose of analyzing the provisions which rule the intergovernmental transfers in the Brazilian legal order implemented with the establishment of the Federal Constitution of 1988, showing its importance as instrument to ensure the independence of the federal units. The work started with the study of the Federal State and its main characteristics, the study of the Fiscal Federalism, as well as the definition, main characteristics, goals and justifications of the intergovernmental transfers in the Brazilian legal order. Then, there comes the demonstration and systematization of some intergovernmental transfers in the fiscal federalism implemented by the Federal Constitution of 1988, checking the income distribution of forms between the federative units, in order to allow each one to achieve its effective financial independence. Finally, the main theoretical assumptions resulting from the analysis of the positive text will apply in practice, with the brief examination of some controversial cases in the doctrine and in the jurisprudence.

A presente dissertação tem por objetivo analisar as normas que disciplinam as transferências intergovernamentais no ordenamento jurídico brasileiro implantado com o advento da Constituição Federal de 1988, mostrando a sua importância como instrumento tendente a assegurar a autonomia dos entes federativos. O trabalho tem início com o estudo do Estado Federal e suas principais características, do estudo do Federalismo Fiscal, assim como a definição, principais características, objetivos e justificativas das transferências intergovernamentais no ordenamento jurídico brasileiro. Em seguida, haverá a demonstração e a sistematização de algumas das transferências intergovernamentais no federalismo fiscal implantado pela Constituição Federal de 1988, verificando as formas de distribuição de receita entre os entes federativos, de modo a possibilitar o alcance da efetiva autonomia financeira de cada um. Por fim, os principais pressupostos teóricos decorrentes da análise do texto positivo serão aplicados na prática, com o breve exame de alguns casos controvertidos na doutrina e na jurisprudência. / This masters´ thesis has the purpose of analyzing the provisions which rule the intergovernmental transfers in the Brazilian legal order implemented with the establishment of the Federal Constitution of 1988, showing its importance as instrument to ensure the independence of the federal units. The work started with the study of the Federal State and its main characteristics, the study of the Fiscal Federalism, as well as the definition, main characteristics, goals and justifications of the intergovernmental transfers in the Brazilian legal order. Then, there comes the demonstration and systematization of some intergovernmental transfers in the fiscal federalism implemented by the Federal Constitution of 1988, checking the income distribution of forms between the federative units, in order to allow each one to achieve its effective financial independence. Finally, the main theoretical assumptions resulting from the analysis of the positive text will apply in practice, with the brief examination of some controversial cases in the doctrine and in the jurisprudence.

El estudio rediseña el sistema de transferencias intergubernamentales peruano a nivel municipalincorporando criterios de equidad horizontal y de compensación transversales en la distribuciónde recursos. Para dicho fin se empleó la metodología propuesta por Ahmad, Singh y Fortuna(2004), la cual plantea una fórmula para la nivelación de las transferencias a partir del cálculo delas capacidades tributarias y de las necesidades de gasto municipales. Los resultados del estudioson 5: (i) las municipalidades localizadas en regiones mineras reciben más recursos que los quedebieran recibir acorde a sus capacidades fiscales y sus necesidades de gasto; (ii) los recursos quelas municipalidades ubicadas en regiones mineras recibieron en exceso, ascendieron en el año2006 a S/. 1.364,3 millones (US$ 455 millones), monto que representa un exceso de 67,5%; (iii)cuando se implementa una reforma integral del sistema de transferencias intergubernamentales,la totalidad de recursos que las municipalidades de regiones mineras reciben en exceso, son absorbidaspor los municipios de regiones no mineras; (iv) la dispersión de la distribución interregionalde recursos municipales se reduce progresivamente en cada una de las tres etapas de la reformapropuesta; (v) para reformar el sistema de transferencias peruano no se requieren recursos adicionales,únicamente voluntad política. El documento concluye estableciendo cuatro lineamientospara la adopción de una reforma del sistema de transferencias intergubernamentales peruano. -- In this study the Peruvian intergovernmental transfer system was re-designed taking into considerationboth horizontal equity and transverse compensation in the distribution of resources.In doing so, the Ahmad, Singh and Fortuna (2004)’s methodology was used, the same whichproposes a formula to equalize intergovernmental transfers by calculating fiscal capacities andspending requirements at the municipal level. The results of the study are 5: (i) the municipalitieslocated at mining regions receive more resources than they should receive according to their fiscal capacities and spending needs; (ii) the municipalities located at mining regions receivedS/. 1.364,3 millions (US$ 455 millions) in excess, which represents a surplus of 67,5%; (iii)when a entire reform of the transfer system is implemented, the whole of the resources thatmunicipalities placed at mining regions receive in excess are redistributed between non-miningmunicipalities; (iv) the variance of the resources inter-regional distribution declines gradually ineach of the 3 stages of the proposed reform; (v) additional resources are not necessary to equalizethe intergovernmental transfer system, only political will is needed. At the end, the study establishes4 guidelines to implement a reform of the Peruvian intergovernmental transfer system.

nÃo hà / Este trabalho apresenta estimativas para o Ãndice de EsforÃo Fiscal â IEF dos municÃpios paraibanos nos anos de 2007 e 2009. O IEF à a razÃo entre a arrecadaÃÃo prÃpria efetiva dos municÃpios e a arrecadaÃÃo potencial que à estimada por meio dos parÃmetros de uma regressÃo cross-section, que inclui vÃrios fatores econÃmicos, institucionais e localizacionais como preditores da receita prÃ-pria dos municÃpios. Em linha com outros estudos, os modelos estimados demonstram que hà desincentivo da arrecadaÃÃo prÃpria dos municÃpios em funÃÃo do aumento das receitas de transferÃncias intergovernamentais. Comparando os Ãndices de eficiÃncia estimados, o municÃpio de Santa Rita monstrou-se o municÃpio mais eficiente nos dois anos analisados, arrecadando por volta de 185% de sua capacidade fiscal estimada em 2009. Por outro lado, um dos destaques negativos à a capital do Estado, JoÃo Pessoa, que em 2009 arrecadou apenas 40% de sua capacidade fiscal estimada. / This paper presents estimates for the Fiscal Stress Index - IEF municipalities of ParaÃba in the years 2007 and 2009. The IEF is the ratio of own tax revenues of municipalities and effective storage potential that is estimated by the parameters of a cross-section regression, which includes various economic factors, institutional and locational as predictors of own revenue of municipalities. In line with other studies, the estimated models show that there is a disincentive of own tax revenues of municipalities due to the increase in revenues from intergovernmental transfers. Comparing the efficiency ratios estimated, the municipality of Santa Rita demonstrated to be the more efficient in the two years analyzed, raising around 185% capacity in 2009 estimated tax. On the other hand, a key negative is the state capital, JoÃo Pessoa, that in 2009 earned only 40% of their estimated fiscal capacity.