Municipal Decentralization in Buenos Aires: Creating the Municipality of Hurlingham Case Solution
As a partof its attempts to regain from an oversized public sector, the authorities of Argentina specifically and hyperinflation enhance service in local government and the state of Buenos Aires seeks to control prices. A daring strategy attempts to do so: three big suburban Buenos Aires municipalities are split up by it into eight new, smaller, authorities. This article sheds light on the nuts and bolts budget choices which a transition team of officials must make the best way to structure the new authorities, the best way to raise tax receipts and the political conclusions which its new mayor faces. He must determine which parts of the new town will get service precedence: high-voting affluent districts where tax collection has not been high, or poorer areas from which the new mayor brought on crucial electoral support? This case enables both for evaluation and extensive budget evaluation of budget-related political strategy.
This is just an excerpt. This case is about LEADERSHIP & MANAGING PEOPLE
PUBLICATION DATE: February 01, 1999
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