Academic Catalog

UPL517 PUBLIC ECONOMY&LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANC

Course Code:	8110517
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week):	3(3-0)
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 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.