Browsing College of Business, Public Policy and Law by Author "Turley, Gerard"
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An analysis of local public finances and the 2014 local government reforms
Turley, Gerard; McNena, Stephen (Economic and Social Studies, 2016)In this paper we set out to analyse changes in local government expenditures and income in the context of central government austerity measures, local government budgetary adjustments and, most especially, the 2014 local ... -
Austerity and Irish local government expenditure since the Great Recession
Turley, Gerard; McNena, Stephen; Robbins, Greraldine (Sciendo, 2018-12-31)This paper sets out to establish the extent of austerity in the Irish local government system during and after the Great Recession. Austerity is measured by the adjusted change in local government expenditure from peak to ... -
Benchmarking the financial performance of local councils in Ireland
Turley, Gerard; Robbins, Geraldine; McNena, Stephen (De Gruyter Open, 2016-04)It was over a quarter of a century ago that information from the financial statements was used to benchmark the efficiency and effectiveness of local government in the US. With the global adoption of New Public Management ... -
Effective versus Statutory Taxation: Measuring Effective Tax Administration in Transition Economies
Shaffer, Mark E.; Turley, Gerard (National University of Ireland, Galway, 2000)Wide differences between effective or realised average tax rates and tax yields that would result if statutory tax rates were strictly applied indicate tax compliance and collection problems. Due to the greater politicisation ... -
From boom to bust? The financial performance of city and county councils
Turley, Gerard; Robbins, Geraldine; McNena, Stephen (2014)A framework to assess the financial performance of city and county councils in Ireland is applied to the recent boom and bust period. Based on previous work, our financial performance measurement framework assesses ... -
The impact of the economic boom and bust on local government budgets in ireland
Turley, Gerard (Institute of Public Administration (Ireland), 2013)This paper analyses the effects of the economic crisis on local government budgets in Ireland. In this context, it also examines the preceding period, namely the impact of the economic boom on local government finances. ... -
A needs and resources assessment of fiscal equalisation in the Irish local government system
Turley, Gerard; Flannery, Darragh; MvNena, Stephen (Economic and Social Studies, 2015)In 2000 the central government in Ireland introduced a formula-based needs and resources equalisation model in its local government system to ensure that the allocation of general purpose grants to local authorities was ... -
Tax, transition, and the State: the Case of Russia
Turley, Gerard (National University of Ireland, Galway, 2001)The article sets out to assess the problems of taxation in Russia in the context of the Russian state, its relationship with the enterprise sector and the transition from plan to market. In this paper, we argue that Russia