Política y gestión financiera municipal

  1. Benito López, Bernardino
  2. Bastida Albaladejo, Francisco José
Revista:
Revista de contabilidad = Spanish accounting review: [RC-SAR]

ISSN: 1138-4891

Año de publicación: 2008

Volumen: 11

Número: 2

Páginas: 43-66

Tipo: Artículo

Otras publicaciones en: Revista de contabilidad = Spanish accounting review: [RC-SAR]

Resumen

La situación fiscal de los gobiernos locales es el resultado de diversas circunstancias políticas y económicas. Así, los factores socioeconómicos (la población y el nivel económico, entre otros) no son suficientes para explicar el comportamiento del sector público, sino que la estructura política juega también un papel destacado. Ello ha dado lugar a una línea de investigación que estudia el impacto del sistema político, los conflictos entre los órganos de decisión dentro de los gobiernos y las diferencias ideológicas en la gestión financiera de los mismos. Utilizando este enfoque, en este trabajo tratamos de evaluar la evolución a largo plazo de los gastos, impuestos y resultados presupuestarios en España, centrándonos en el impacto de la ideología y de la fortaleza política en las finanzas municipales. Además, y siguiendo la literatura existente, consideramos también el nivel económico y población como variables socioeconómicas relevantes. Concluimos que la gestión financiera municipal no depende del signo político (izquierda/derecha) o la fortaleza política del gobierno, mientras que el nivel económico y la población influyen positivamente en el total de gastos e impuestos. Finalmente, el resultado presupuestario es independiente de nuestras variables explicativas, lo que obedece principalmente al marco legal español sobre finanzas municipales.

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