Download or read book Economic Growth, Fiscal Inequality and Fiscal Decentralization written by Jiakai Zhang and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper investigates the impact of inequality in the geographic distribution of fiscal resources on regional economic growth under fiscal decentralization policy in the context of China's experience, using panel data for 28 provinces over the period 1987-2010. In the recent past, the structure of decentralized government in China has undergone two significant fiscal reforms: the “Fiscal Responsibility System” (FRS) in 1987-1993, and the “Tax Sharing System” (TSS) in 1994. I find that there are different impacts of overall fiscal inequality on economic growth pre-and post-1994. Second, I show that fiscal decentralization could improve regional growth in China. Finally, this paper finds that the use of extra-budgetary funds could reduce the economic growth gap between rich and poor provinces.