UPL517 PUBLIC ECONOMY&LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANC

Course Code:8110517
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week):3 (3.00 - 0.00)
ECTS Credit:8.0
Department:Urban Policy Planning and Local Governments
Language of Instruction:English
Level of Study:Graduate
Course Coordinator:Prof.Dr. TAYFUN ÇINAR
Offered Semester:Fall or Spring Semesters.

Course Objectives


Course Content

Definition of state's economic and financial functions; public goods theory; decentralization of state's economic and financial functions; the concept of local income and revenue types; methods of income sharing between administrations; characteristics of public revenue and expenditures and government budget in Turkey; historical evolution of local government finance and principles governing local government budgeting in Turkey.


Course Learning Outcomes