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Municipal Borough and Urban Sanitary Authority Financial Accounts, 1872-1910
The data contain town financial accounts reported in the "Local Taxation Returns" report to Parliament, for the years 1872-1910. The accounts disaggregate sources of revenue, types of spending, and loans outstanding annually. The dataset covers more than 1,000 towns that were categorized as "urban sanitary authorities", identifying spending on important sanitation public...
Tax me, but spend wisely? Sources of public finance and government accountability in Brazil 2015-2020
The data set comprises of 14 years panel data on municipal revenues and expenditure outcomes, primarily the quality and quantity of locally funded public education infrastructure. The resulting paper considers a program that invests in the tax capacity of Brazilian municipalities to assess whether better tax infrastructure has an effect on public service provision relative...
Understanding Society: Calendar Year Dataset, 2022
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.Understanding Society, (UK Household Longitudinal Study), which began in 2009, is conducted by the Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER) at the University of Essex and the survey research organisations Verian Group (formerly Kantar Public) and NatCen. It builds on and incorporates, the British...
EVA Survey on Finnish Values and Attitudes Spring 2021
The study charted Finnish people's values and attitudes. The themes of the Spring 2021 survey included the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, COVID-19 vaccines, public finance, and trust in various influencing bodies in Finnish society. First, the respondents were presented with a variety of attitudinal statements concerning, among other topics, the Government's actions to...
Finnish Local Government Barometer 1995: Inhabitants
The survey studied public opinion on Finnish municipalities. The respondents were asked to assess different means of improving the financial situation of Finnish municipalities. They estimated which public services and duties could be subjected to retrenchment if the municipalities were to cut down expenses, where economic measures had already been taken, and how the public...
Finnish Local Government Barometer 1994: Municipal Managers, Chairmen of Municipal Executive Boards
The survey studied the opinions of municipal leaders (municipal managers and chairpersons of municipal executive boards) on how to improve municipal finances. The respondents evaluated the acceptability of increasing local taxes, privatising municipal services, reducing governmental control, laying off/reducing municipal staff, etc. The respondents were asked to what extent...
Finnish Local Government Barometer 1994: Inhabitants
In this survey, the respondents were asked to assess different means of improving the financial situation of Finnish municipalities. They estimated which public services and duties could be subjected to retrenchment if the municipalities were to cut down expenses, where economic measures had already been taken, and how the public services in general had developed during the...
Finnish Local Government Barometer 1993: Inhabitants
The Local government barometer 1993 probed citizens' opinions on different means of improving the financial state of Finnish municipalities. The respondents were asked, for example, how efficient and appropriate it would be to raise municipal taxes, cut down or privatise services, increase loans, collect service fees, sell public property, stall investments, promote...
Spending and Taxation Patterns for Municipal Corporations, Local Boards and the Urban Sanitary Authorities in England and Wales, Selected Years, 1868-1888
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The data set was created as part of the ESRC funded project Economic Policy and Political Myopia. The aim of the project was to study the degree of political myopia in public policy today and in the past both from an empirical and a theoretical perspective. The data on fiscal outcomes in municipal...
Finnish Local Government Barometer 2000: Inhabitants
The survey probed citizens' opinions on their personal political influence, and how it could be increased. The respondents expressed their views on how the top-level municipal officers should be elected, how long their periods in office should be, and what kind of role political parties and politicians play in local government. The respondents' own willingness to participate...
Finnish Local Government Barometer 1996: Inhabitants
The respondents were asked several questions about the correlation between the level of the municipal tax and the supply of services. Views on the municipal administration and the adequacy or inadequacy of local government services were also canvassed. The respondents were asked what kind of role municipalities should play in executing and financing employment schemes. They...
Finnish Local Government Barometer 1996: Municipal Managers, Chairmen of Municipal Executive Boards
Chairpersons of municipal executive boards and municipal managers were asked about the correlation between local tax rate and the standard of municipal services. The respondents evaluated whether there was any need to cut services, and if so, which services. They were also asked whether municipalities should be responsible for financing job creation schemes and employing...
Finnish Local Government Barometer 1995: Municipal Managers, Chairmen of Municipal Executive Boards
The survey studied the opinions of municipal leaders (municipal managers and chairpersons of municipal executive boards) on how to improve municipal finances. The respondents evaluated how acceptable and effective certain measures would be: e.g. borrowing, increasing taxes, cutting or privatizing services, introducing service fees, delaying investments, accountability in...
Finnish Local Government Barometer 1992: Inhabitants
The survey studies citizens' views on the financial situation of the Finnish municipalities, local democracy, municipal government, and the production of services. The respondents were asked to assess the different means of improving the financial situation of Finnish municipalities, both in general and from the standpoint of their home municipality. They also responded to...