Universität Wien

290103 SE Seminar in Human/Economic Geography: (2015W)

Municipal Finance and regional Development

5.00 ECTS (3.00 SWS), SPL 29 - Geographie
Continuous assessment of course work
Moodle

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 25 participants
Language: German

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Wednesday 07.10. 10:00 - 13:00 Seminarraum Geographie NIG 5.OG C0528
  • Wednesday 14.10. 10:00 - 13:00 Seminarraum Geographie NIG 5.OG C0528
  • Wednesday 21.10. 10:00 - 13:00 Seminarraum Geographie NIG 5.OG C0528
  • Wednesday 28.10. 10:00 - 13:00 Seminarraum Geographie NIG 5.OG C0528
  • Wednesday 04.11. 10:00 - 13:00 Seminarraum Geographie NIG 5.OG C0528
  • Wednesday 11.11. 10:00 - 13:00 Seminarraum Geographie NIG 5.OG C0528
  • Wednesday 18.11. 10:00 - 13:00 Seminarraum Geographie NIG 5.OG C0528
  • Wednesday 25.11. 10:00 - 13:00 Seminarraum Geographie NIG 5.OG C0528
  • Wednesday 02.12. 10:00 - 13:00 Seminarraum Geographie NIG 5.OG C0528
  • Wednesday 09.12. 10:00 - 13:00 Seminarraum Geographie NIG 5.OG C0528
  • Wednesday 16.12. 10:00 - 13:00 Seminarraum Geographie NIG 5.OG C0528
  • Wednesday 13.01. 10:00 - 13:00 Seminarraum Geographie NIG 5.OG C0528
  • Wednesday 20.01. 10:00 - 13:00 Seminarraum Geographie NIG 5.OG C0528
  • Wednesday 27.01. 10:00 - 13:00 Seminarraum Geographie NIG 5.OG C0528

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

This seminar focuses on the impact of municipial finances and spatial transfer systems in different countries on the regional development. This topic is insofar relevant, as on the one hand, municipalities support significantly the social and technical infrastructure in the regions; on the other hand, an increasing number of Austrian municipalities is confronted with budget deficits. What are the reasons for this development, what are the consequences for regional developments? Against this background, national transfer systems (in Austria: Finanzausgleich) become more and more important to gain a balance between central and peripheral regions. Considering a variety of spatial organization system in European countries, this seminar also focuses on the different transfer systems and their contribution towards a convergent spatial development.

Assessment and permitted materials

presence in the course and constant collaboration (20%), presantation (20%), term paper (60%)

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

In this seminar, students have to gain the following competences:
- Evaluation of municipalities as actors of regional development processes
- Discussion about the relevance of varieties in national transfer systems
- Independently composition and presentation of a term paper

Examination topics

Discussion of papers, presenation of the seminar work, composition of a term paper

Reading list

Lessmann, C. (2009): Fiscal decentralization and regional disparity: evidence from cross-section and panel data. In: Envirioment and Planning A 41, 19.

Musil, R. (2012): Konvergenz durch Dezentralisierung? Die Entwicklung der europäischen Peripherien vor dem Hintergrund der räumlichen Staatsorganisation. In: Schmied, Doris (Hrsg.), Peripherien in Europa zwischen Rückbau und Umbau. Göttingen: Cuvillier Verlag, 1-36.

Kommunalkredit (Hrsg.) (2013): Gemeindefinanzbericht 2012. Wien

Association in the course directory

(MG-S3-SE) (MG-S4-SE) (MG-S5-SE) (MG-W3-PI) (MG-W6-PI) (MR6) (L2-b4, L2-b-zSE) (UF MA GW 02)

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