Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations, Local Government Financial Autonomy and Service Delivery: A Focus on Okitipupa Local Government Area of Ondo State, Nigeria
Abstract:This paper examined the relationship between intergovernmental fiscal relations and service delivery in the context of financial autonomy in Okitipupa Local government area of Ondo State. It is within this prism that effort was delved at exploring the extent to which Nigeria local governments perform constitutional responsibilities to the people at the grassroot level and the attendant yearning for financial autonomy. In examining this, the work dwells on Efficiency-Services theoretical escapade and adopted bo… Show more
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