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Organizational and Spatial Determinants of Fiscal Stress: An analysis of Norwegian Municipalities
Author(s) -
Aarsaether Nils
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
public budgeting and finance
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.694
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1540-5850
pISSN - 0275-1100
DOI - 10.1111/1540-5850.00850
Subject(s) - norwegian , agency (philosophy) , rationality , government (linguistics) , balance (ability) , politics , business , spatial organization , local government , economic system , public economics , political science , economics , public administration , psychology , sociology , ecology , social science , philosophy , linguistics , neuroscience , law , biology
Two types of factors are thought to lead to fiscal stress of municipalities in Norway: municipal organization and spatial characteristics. Organizational and political factors include the rationality of the agency of government, the ability of the resource coordinator to achieve a balance, and the coordination of governmental policies. Spatial factors include industrial presence and north‐south regional differences. Only the two spatial variables are significantly correlated with the budget difficulties. Case studies, though, show organizational factors and the interplay between organizational and spatial factors can be important determinants for fiscal stress.