Abstract:

Purpose: The purpose of this research is to determine the common points and areas of focus points of paper in which examining the relationship between local governments and budget. Design/Methodology: 6535 articles on local government-budget relations for the period 1980-2021, obtained from the core catalog of the Web of Science Service, were mapped using bibliometric network analysis using VOSviewer software. Findings: As a result of the analysis; it was concluded that the relevant literature was shaped by the institutions and authors from the United States of America, there are multiple research on transition economy of China, the research is mostly focused on economics (2159 studies), and public administration (2139 studies), and the number of studies is exponentially increased after 2004. Limitations: The limitation of the databases used in the study resulted in the exclusion of 7086 articles as outlier. Changing the outlier parameters will make it possible to make a study with increased interdisciplinary characteristics. Originality/Value: Bibliometric analysis is used in many areas. However, this paper examines the relationship between local governments and the budget by uniting the fields of public administration and finance, being an interdisciplinary and pioneering work in its field are the basic building blocks that constitute its original value.

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