COURSE UNIT TITLE

: INTERGOVERNMENTAL FISCAL RELATIONS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MAL 6018 INTERGOVERNMENTAL FISCAL RELATIONS COMPULSORY 3 0 0 8

Offered By

Public Finance

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR MUSTAFA SAKAL

Offered to

Public Finance

Course Objective

To get students information and ability that based upon the reasons of existence for local administrations, studying the essence and the characteristics of interadministrational relations and interadministrational service and income distribution, evaluating the problems and solution recommendations of local administrations in Turkey and the world.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Be able to describe the main concepts relevant to local administrations
2   Be able to explain the scope of local administrations and be able to make differences between unitary-federal state
3   Be able to evaluate the durations in the process of administrative and fiscal allocation
4   Be able to examine the problems which occur in the subject of fiscal allocation between central and local administrations
5   Be able to bring forward recommendations to actualise interadministrational service and income distribution effectively

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Taxation Power in Local Administrations and Turkey Case
2 Local Authorities in Unitary States
3 Local Authorities in Federal States/Systems-Fiscal Federalism
4 Fiscal Structure of Local Administrations from Past to Present in Turkey
5 Relations with Central Government and Development of Fiscal Structure
6 Fiscal Localization in Turkey
7 Analysis of interadministrational service and income distribution in Turkey
8 Mid Term Exam
9 Mid Term Exam
10 Relations between Public Treasury-Central Bank
11 European Charter of Local Self Government and Turkey's Situation,Special Budgeted Administrations and Fiscal Structures-Developments, Problems and Solutions
12 Reasons of Privatization of Local Services, Issues and Actions to be Taken,Special Provincial Administration and the Theoretical Context of Fiscal Allocation Relating to Revenues that Take Part in the law for Municipalities
13 The World Bank Credits,Working Capital Corporations- Developments, Problems and Solutions
14 FINAL EXAM

Recomended or Required Reading

Main Reference: 1. Mahalli Idareler, Halil Nadaroğlu, Beta Yayınevi, Istanbul, 2001.
2.Yerel Yönetimler, Zerrin Toprak, Birleşik Matbaa, 2008, Izmir.
3. Yerel Yönetimler ve Finansmanı, Metin Meriç, Mustafa Sakal, Birleşik Yayıncılık, Izmir, 2005.
4. Dünyada Mahalli Idareler, Içişleri Bakanlığı Mahalli Idareler Genel Müdürlüğü Yayını, Ankara, 1999.
5. Yönetimler arası Mali Ilişkiler: Türkiye'de Merkezi Yönetim Ile Büyükşehir Belediyeleri Arasındaki Mali Ilişkilerin Niteliği Üzerine Bir Araştırma, Ülkü Arıkboğa, Yaylacık
Matbaası, 2004.
6. Selahattin Yıldırım, Yerel Yönetim ve Demokrasi, Başbakanlık Toplu Konut Idaresi Başkanlığı Yayını, Ankara, 1993.
Supplementary Reference: Merkezi Idare Ile Mahalli Idareler Arasındaki Mali Ilişkiler-VII.Türkiye Maliye Sempozyumu, T.C. Marmara Üniversitesi Maliye Bölümü, Istanbul, 1991.
Other Materials: National and international periodical journals (including e-journals), academic reports (national/international)

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Student-oriented, discussing the results and evaluating the case studies

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.20 + FIN* 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.20 + RST* 0.50


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

All evaluation criterias are correlated with learning methods

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Phone: 0.232.4121212 Interphone:10262, e-mail: mustafa.sakal@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

On Tuesday, 15:00 - 17:00; On Friday, 15:00 -17:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 3 42
Preparing assignments 1 30 30
Preparation for midterm exam 1 30 30
Preparation for final exam 1 30 30
Preparing presentations 1 12 12
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 190

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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CONTACT INFORMATION
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