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Transparent Public Financial Management At The Subnational Level Requires Institutions And Processes That Mirror Those Needed At The Central Government Level, In Order To Generate Better Accountability And Competition Among Different Subnational Governments, Critical Elements In Ensuring Good Governance And Efficiency Of Decentralized Administrations. Further Subnational Debt Also Has Implications For Overall Macroeconomic Stability That Concerns The Central Government. The Key Components Are Identified, With A Particular Focus On Subnational Debt Monitoring And Management. Contents; I. Introduction; Ii. Community-based Developments; Iii. The Public Financial Management Processes; Iv. Macroeconomic Stability And Subnational Debt Management; V. Conclusions Maria Albino, Raju Singh, Ehtisham Ahmad. June 2005. This Paper Has Been Prepared For The Handbook On Fiscal Federalism, Edited By Ehtisham Ahmad And Giorgio Brosio (to Be Published By Edward Elgar In 2006).- -abstract. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 23-26). English