Download or read book OECD Fiscal Federalism Studies Local Public Finance and Capacity Building in Asia Issues and Challenges written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2020-12-22 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Subnational governments’ capacity to effectively fund and deliver public services are crucial for the realisation of the benefits of decentralisation. However, subnational capacities often suffer from significant weaknesses, ranging from inadequate assignments of own-revenues, through to flaws in tax administration, the design of intergovernmental transfers, spending assignments and various aspects of public financial management.