MAB643 - FISCAL DECENTRALIZATION
| Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FISCAL DECENTRALIZATION | MAB643 | 1st Semester | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Prequisites | None | |||||
| Course language | Turkish | |||||
| Course type | Elective | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-Face | |||||
| Learning and teaching strategies | Lecture Discussion Case Study | |||||
| Instructor (s) | Department members | |||||
| Course objective | The principal objective of this course is to examine the fiscal decentralization phenomenon, which gains importance lately within the framework of the financial and administrative relationships, and the regional development. The course aims to discuss the fiscal decentralization experiences in the world and in Turkey. | |||||
| Learning outcomes |
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| Course Content | -Fiscal Decentralization and Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations -Fiscal Decentralization and Regional Economics -Fiscal Decentralization and International Examples | |||||
| References | -Ahmad, E. & Tanzi, V. (2002). Managing Fiscal Decentralization, Routledge. -Boadway, R. & Shah, A. (2009). Fiscal Federalism: Principles and Practices of Multiorder Governance, Cambridge University Press. -Cullis J. & Jones P. (2009), Public Finance and Public Choice (3th Edition), Oxford University Press. -Nijkamp, P. (1987). Handbook of Regional and Urban Economics, Volume 1: Regional Economics (Handbooks in Economics), North Holland. | |||||
Course outline weekly
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Course Description, Introduction to Fiscal Decentralization and the Theoretical Background |
| Week 2 | Efficiency of Fiscal Decentralization |
| Week 3 | Fiscal Decentralization Theories |
| Week 4 | Determinants / Measurement of Fiscal Decentralization |
| Week 5 | Determinants / Measurement of Fiscal Decentralization |
| Week 6 | Determinants / Measurement of Fiscal Decentralization |
| Week 7 | Financing of Local and Regional Governments |
| Week 8 | Midterm Exam |
| Week 9 | Fiscal Decentralization and the Determination of the Optimum Size of Local Authorities |
| Week 10 | Transfers Between Administrations |
| Week 11 | Transfers Between Administrations |
| Week 12 | Local Fiscal Discipline (Soft and Hard Budget Constraints in Local Governments) |
| Week 13 | Local Fiscal Discipline (Soft and Hard Budget Constraints in Local Governments) |
| Week 14 | Fiscal Decentralization and Turkey |
| Week 15 | General Evalution |
| Week 16 | Final Exam |
Assesment methods
| Course activities | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance | 0 | 0 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 |
| Assignments | 0 | 0 |
| Presentation | 1 | 15 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms | 2 | 30 |
| Final exam | 1 | 55 |
| Total | 100 | |
| Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes | 3 | 45 |
| Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes | 1 | 55 |
| Total | 100 | |
WORKLOAD AND ECTS CALCULATION
| Activities | Number | Duration (hour) | Total Work Load |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (x14) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, ect) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation | 1 | 16 | 16 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homework assignment | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms (Study duration) | 2 | 15 | 30 |
| Final Exam (Study duration) | 1 | 50 | 50 |
| Total Workload | 32 | 87 | 180 |
Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes
| D.9. Key Learning Outcomes | Contrubition level* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1. The student deepens the knowledge acquired at the undergraduate level in its own field or in a different field, and explains the interaction between fields. | X | ||||
| 2. The student has knowledge and interpretation skills about economic and fiscal phases of societies and relations between societies. | X | ||||
| 3. The student has researching, planning and realization skills which are necessary for his/her field. | X | ||||
| 4. The student has the knowledge he/she must reach by processing data, at a theoretical level. | X | ||||
| 5. The student can solve a problem in his/her field as an individual and within a team, being aware of leadership responsibility. | X | ||||
| 6. The student can prepare reports and works in accordance with academic rules in the light of the knowledge he/she acquired in his/her field. | X | ||||
| 7. For problems he/she identified in his/her field, he/she makes suggestions of solution and/or solutions by using researh methods. | X | ||||
| 8. . The student can direct his/her education to a higher education program or a professÅŸon in his/her field. | X | ||||
| 9. The student is aware of the cotinuity of education and learning. He/she has a open attitude towards change and innovation. | X | ||||
| 10. The student can transfer fundamental knowledge he/she has in his/her field in a written and spoken manner to interested parties. | X | ||||
| 11. The student has the sufficient level of awareness of social rights, social justice, quality and cultural values environment protection, business health and security. | X | ||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest