Public finance in China : : reform and growth for a harmonious society / / edited by Jiwei Lou, Shuilin Wang

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910778244603321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , c2008
• ISBN: 1-281-19142-6; 9786611191429; 0-8213-6928-8
• Descrizione fisica: xxviii, 369 pages : illustrations ; ; 23 cm
• Altri autori (Persone): LouJiwei <1950->; WangShuilin
• Disciplina: 336.51
• Soggetti: Finance, Public - China; China Social policy
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Foreword by James W.Adams; Preface; Acknowledgments; Contributors; Abbreviations; 1 Overview; Part I: Role of the State and Public Finances; Table 2.1 Government Revenue and Expenditure as a Percentage of GDP, 1978-2004; Table 2.2 Off-Budget Revenues and Expenditures as a Percentage of Total Budget Revenues and Expenditures, 1989-2003; Table 2.3 Central Government Share of Budgetary Revenue and Expenditure, 1978-2004; Table 2.4 Composition of Government Budgetary Expenditure,1978-2004; Table 2.5 Government Expenditure on Education and Health as a Percentage of Total Expenditure, 2000-03Figure 2.1 Rural/Urban Income Inequality, 1978-2005; Table 3.1 Subnational Government Share of Total Government Revenue and Expenditure, in China and Groups of Other Countries; Table 3.2 Revenues and Expenditures, by Level of Governmentin China, 1993-2003; Figure 3.1 Within-Province Disparities in per Capita Expenditure across Counties, 2003; Figure 3.2 Per Capita Expenditures by Province, and Minimum National Standards under Current and Perfect Equalization, 2003; Figure 3.3 Relation between Investment Climate and Social and Environmental Conditions in China, 2005Figure 4.1 Central Government ; Fiscal Revenues, Expenditures, and Balances, 1998-2005; Table 4.1 Value Added Tax Rates in Selected Countries; Table 4.2 Corporate Income Tax Rates, Yields, and Productivity in Selected Economies, 2002; Table 4.3 Main Differences between Enterprise Income Tax Lawson Domestic and Foreign-Invested Enterprises; Table 4.4 Personal Income Tax Rates, Yields, and Productivity in Selected Economies, 2002; Table 4.5 Shares of Central and Local Government Spending, by Expenditure Category, 2004Table 4.6 Spending on Education and Health in Selected Economies, 2004; Part II: Fiscal Reform and Revenue Assignments; Table 5.1 Shares of Total Expenditure by Governments at Different Levels, by Expenditure Category, 2003; Table 5.2 Extrabudgetary Spending by Subnational Governments,1998-2002; Table 5.3 Extrabudgetary and Budgetary Expenditure for Consolidated Local Governments, 1985-2002; Table 5.4 Per Capita Expenditure Disparities across Provinces, 1990-2003; Table 5.5 Public per Capita Expenditure for Selected Items, by Province, 2003Figure 6.1 Central, Local, and Total Government Revenues, 1980-2005; Table 6.1 Sources of Tax Revenues of Local Governments in Selected Federal Countries, 2001; Table 6.2 Sources of Tax Revenues of Local Governments in Selected Unitary Countries, 2001; Table 6.3 Taxing Powers of Subnational Governments in Selected OECD Countries, 1995; Figure 6.2 Provincial Revenue Losses from C-VAT Reform, Base-Case Scenario; Table 6.4 Effect of Revising VAT Revenue-Sharing Rules; Figure 6.3 Provincial Revenue Losses from Extension of VAT to Services
• Sommario/riassunto: This book brings together analysis and insights from high-level Chinese policy-makers and prominent international scholars in addressing the key challenges China is facing in maintaining rapid growth and achieving the Government's stated goal of creating a harmonious society. It analyzes such key policy issues as: public finance and the changing role of the state; fiscal reform and revenue and expenditure assignments; inter-governmental relations and fiscal transfers; and financing and delivery of basic public goods such as compulsory education, innovation, public health, and social protection