Ripe for a Big Bang? Assessing the Political Feasibility of Legislative Reforms in the Philippines’ Local Government Code

Matsuda, Yasuhiko

dc.creator	Matsuda, Yasuhiko
dc.date	2012-03-19T18:04:34Z
dc.date	2012-03-19T18:04:34Z
dc.date	2011-09-01
dc.date.accessioned	2023-02-17T20:59:17Z
dc.date.available	2023-02-17T20:59:17Z
dc.identifier	http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20110909084732
dc.identifier	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/3556
dc.identifier.uri	http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/CUHPOERS/244520
dc.description	In the Philippines' highly decentralized political system, smooth functioning of inter-governmental relations is key to effective service delivery and good governance overall. Although considered a milestone, the 1991 Local Government Code, the Philippines' basic legislation governing inter-governmental relations, contains provisions that thwart vertical and horizontal resource equalization among local government units, and contributes to mismatch between expenditure assignments and the fiscal capacities of the local government units. Numerous technical reports have called for adjustments to the existing revenue and expenditure assignments, yet no tangible progress has been made. This paper assesses the prospects of legislative reforms on the revenue side of the decentralization framework. Using a variety of approaches ranging from a historical analysis to institutional analysis of the legislative dynamics in the Philippine congress, it assesses the prospects of a major overhaul of the Local Government Code and concludes that a significant reform is highly unlikely under the conditions prevailing in the late 2010s. By implication, any effort to improve the Philippines' inter-governmental framework will have to settle for sub-optimal incremental measures within the inefficient revenue assignment arrangement.
dc.language	English
dc.relation	Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5792
dc.rights	CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rights	World Bank
dc.subject	ACCOUNTABILITY
dc.subject	ADMINISTRATIVE STRUCTURE
dc.subject	ASSETS
dc.subject	BICAMERAL BODY
dc.subject	CABINET
dc.subject	CANDIDATES
dc.subject	CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
dc.subject	CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
dc.subject	CENTRALIZING
dc.subject	CITIES
dc.subject	CIVIL SOCIETY
dc.subject	COLLECTIVE ACTION
dc.subject	COLLECTIVE ACTION PROBLEM
dc.subject	COLLECTIVE ACTION PROBLEMS
dc.subject	CONSTITUENCIES
dc.subject	CONSTITUENCY
dc.subject	CONSTITUENT
dc.subject	CONSTITUENTS
dc.subject	CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
dc.subject	CONSTITUTIONAL CHANGE
dc.subject	CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM
dc.subject	CONSTITUTIONAL REFORMS
dc.subject	CONVERSIONS
dc.subject	DECENTRALIZATION
dc.subject	DECENTRALIZATION PROCESS
dc.subject	DEMOCRACY
dc.subject	DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE
dc.subject	DEVOLUTION
dc.subject	DISTRIBUTION OF EXPENDITURE
dc.subject	DISTRIBUTION OF EXPENDITURE RESPONSIBILITIES
dc.subject	DISTRIBUTION OF POWERS
dc.subject	DISTRICT
dc.subject	DISTRICTS
dc.subject	ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	ELECTION
dc.subject	ELECTIONS FOR GOVERNORS
dc.subject	EQUALIZATION
dc.subject	EQUIPMENT
dc.subject	EXPENDITURE
dc.subject	EXPENDITURE ALLOCATION
dc.subject	EXPENDITURE ASSIGNMENT
dc.subject	EXPENDITURE ASSIGNMENTS
dc.subject	EXPENDITURE RESPONSIBILITIES
dc.subject	EXPENDITURES
dc.subject	FAIR MARKET VALUE
dc.subject	FEDERALISM
dc.subject	FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
dc.subject	FINANCIAL RESOURCES
dc.subject	FISCAL AUTONOMY
dc.subject	FISCAL CAPACITIES
dc.subject	FISCAL CRISIS
dc.subject	FISCAL DECENTRALIZATION
dc.subject	FISCAL IMBALANCE
dc.subject	FISCAL MANAGEMENT
dc.subject	FISCAL PERFORMANCE
dc.subject	FISCAL RESOURCES
dc.subject	FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY
dc.subject	FISCAL TRANSFERS
dc.subject	FUTURES
dc.subject	GOOD GOVERNANCE
dc.subject	GOVERNOR
dc.subject	GOVERNORS
dc.subject	GROSS RECEIPTS
dc.subject	HORIZONTAL EQUITY
dc.subject	HORIZONTAL IMBALANCES
dc.subject	INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY
dc.subject	INTERGOVERNMENTAL FISCAL RELATIONS
dc.subject	INTERGOVERNMENTAL FISCAL TRANSFERS
dc.subject	INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
dc.subject	INTERGOVERNMENTAL SYSTEM
dc.subject	INTERGOVERNMENTAL TRANSFERS
dc.subject	INTERNAL REVENUE ALLOTMENT
dc.subject	INTERNAL REVENUES
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL BANK
dc.subject	INVESTING
dc.subject	JUDICIAL INDEPENDENCE
dc.subject	LAWS
dc.subject	LEGAL FRAMEWORK
dc.subject	LEGAL REFORM
dc.subject	LEGISLATION
dc.subject	LEGISLATIVE PROCESS
dc.subject	LEGISLATOR
dc.subject	LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT
dc.subject	LEVY
dc.subject	LOCAL CONSTITUENTS
dc.subject	LOCAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	LOCAL ELECTIONS
dc.subject	LOCAL EXPENDITURES
dc.subject	LOCAL FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
dc.subject	LOCAL GOVERNMENT
dc.subject	LOCAL GOVERNMENT TAX
dc.subject	LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS
dc.subject	LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
dc.subject	LOCAL JURISDICTIONS
dc.subject	LOCAL OFFICIALS
dc.subject	LOCAL POLITICIANS
dc.subject	LOCAL REVENUES
dc.subject	LOCAL TAXATION
dc.subject	LOCAL TAXES
dc.subject	LOWER HOUSE
dc.subject	MAYOR
dc.subject	MAYORS
dc.subject	MUNICIPAL
dc.subject	MUNICIPAL MAYORS
dc.subject	MUNICIPALITIES
dc.subject	MUNICIPALITY
dc.subject	NATIONAL GOVERNMENT
dc.subject	NATIONAL LEGISLATORS
dc.subject	NATIONAL POLICIES
dc.subject	NATIONAL TAXES
dc.subject	NATIONAL TREASURY
dc.subject	NATURAL RESOURCES
dc.subject	PARTY DISCIPLINE
dc.subject	POLICY FRAMEWORK
dc.subject	POLICY PRIORITIES
dc.subject	POLITICAL CAPITAL
dc.subject	POLITICAL CHANGE
dc.subject	POLITICAL CONTROL
dc.subject	POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	POLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subject	POLITICAL LANDSCAPE
dc.subject	POLITICAL PARTIES
dc.subject	POLITICAL PARTY
dc.subject	POLITICAL POWER
dc.subject	POLITICAL SYSTEM
dc.subject	POLITICAL SYSTEMS
dc.subject	POLITICAL THEORY
dc.subject	PRIVATIZATION
dc.subject	PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subject	PROPERTY ASSESSMENTS
dc.subject	PROPERTY OWNERS
dc.subject	PROPERTY TAX
dc.subject	PROVINCE
dc.subject	PROVINCES
dc.subject	PROVINCIAL COUNCIL
dc.subject	PROVINCIAL GOVERNORS
dc.subject	PROVINCIAL LEVEL
dc.subject	PROVINCIAL SALES
dc.subject	PUBLIC DEBT
dc.subject	PUBLIC GOODS
dc.subject	PUBLIC HEALTH
dc.subject	PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES
dc.subject	PUBLIC SECTOR
dc.subject	PUBLIC SECTOR REFORM
dc.subject	PUBLIC SERVICES
dc.subject	PUBLIC UTILITIES
dc.subject	REAL INTEREST
dc.subject	REAL PROPERTY
dc.subject	REDISTRIBUTION
dc.subject	REGULATORY POWER
dc.subject	REPRESENTATIVES
dc.subject	RESOURCE ALLOCATION
dc.subject	RETURN
dc.subject	REVENUE ASSIGNMENT
dc.subject	REVENUE ASSIGNMENTS
dc.subject	REVENUE CAPACITY
dc.subject	REVENUE COLLECTION
dc.subject	REVENUE COLLECTIONS
dc.subject	SALES TAX
dc.subject	SECOND READING
dc.subject	SERVICE DELIVERY
dc.subject	SOCIAL WELFARE
dc.subject	STATE GOVERNORS
dc.subject	STATE LEGISLATURES
dc.subject	SUB-NATIONAL
dc.subject	SUB-NATIONAL BORROWING
dc.subject	SUB-NATIONAL DEBTS
dc.subject	SUB-NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS
dc.subject	TAX
dc.subject	TAX ASSIGNMENT
dc.subject	TAX ASSIGNMENTS
dc.subject	TAX BASES
dc.subject	TAX BURDENS
dc.subject	TAX EFFORT
dc.subject	TAX EXEMPTIONS
dc.subject	TAX PAYMENTS
dc.subject	TAX REVENUES
dc.subject	TAXATION
dc.subject	THIRD READING
dc.subject	TOTAL EXPENDITURE
dc.subject	TRANSACTION
dc.subject	TRANSACTION COST
dc.subject	TRANSFER SYSTEM
dc.subject	UPPER HOUSE
dc.title	Ripe for a Big Bang? Assessing the Political Feasibility of Legislative Reforms in the Philippines’ Local Government Code
dc.type	Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
dc.coverage	East Asia and Pacific
dc.coverage	East Asia and Pacific
dc.coverage	Southeast Asia
dc.coverage	Asia
dc.coverage	Philippines