When the government creates state-owned enterprises (SOEs), one of the primary purposes
is to reduce its financial burden in the long run, also called financial sustainability …

The emergence of information and communication technologies (ICTs) has put emphasis on
the open government approach (OG), provoking a cultural change in both the citizenry …

The selection of actuarial assumptions used to value state and local government pension
liabilities is an important culprit of the looming state and local pension crisis in the US Due to …

The literature on financial sustainability is scattered in such a way that a synthesis is
indispensable. The present study on an annotated bibliography of financial sustainability …

Previous research identified influencing factors in sustainability of public services but
exclusively in large local governments, despite the fact that depopulation is currently a …

This article examines the influence of the political ideology of the governing party on the
commitment of the city council to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the …

La ampliación de desequilibrios fiscales afecta el funcionamiento del federalismo fiscal, y la
sostenibilidad financiera de gobiernos locales. El objetivo de este artículo es determinar el …

The quality of life index is an indicator published yearly since 2010 by the Institute on Urban
and Territorial Studies and the Chilean Chamber of Construction, involving 99 municipalities …

Throughout history, critics of democracy have doubted people's ability to govern themselves.
For example, are local politicians–who often lack any formal training in accounting or …

Analysing the financial sustainability of local governments is of great interest, as they offer a
wide range of services and are close to citizens. Various organizations have pointed out the …