Handbook of Fiscal Federalism

Häftad, Engelska, 2008

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This major Handbook addresses fiscal relations between different levels of government under the general rubric of 'fiscal federalism', providing a review of the latest literature as well as an invaluable guide for practitioners and policy makers seeking informed policy options. The contributors include leading lights in the field, many of whom have themselves made seminal contributions to the literature.Comprehensive and wide in coverage, the issues covered range from federal systems to other forms of intergovernmental relations, such as supra-national constructs - namely, the European Union - unitary states, regional systems, and more decentralized operations, including community level organizations. The political economy approach emphasizes the importance of institutional arrangements, including the legal, political and administrative aspects, and information flows to ensure that there are appropriate incentives and sanctions to generate good governance. This Handbook also devotes attention to emerging issues, such as environmental protection, the sharing of natural resources among levels of government, corruption and the impact of federalism and decentralization on national unity. It will be a vital reference tool for the area for many years to come.

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Utgivningsdatum2008-09-30
Mått156 x 234 x undefined mm
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
FörlagEdward Elgar Publishing Ltd
ISBN9781847209610

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Contents:Foreword Introduction: Fiscal Federalism – A Review of Developments in the Literature and PolicyEhtisham Ahmad and Giorgio BrosioPART I: APPROACHES TO FISCAL FEDERALISM1. The Political Economy of DecentralizationBen Lockwood2. Horizontal Competition Among GovernmentsPierre Salmon3. Modelling Vertical CompetitionAlbert Breton4. Spatial Interactions Among GovernmentsFrederico Revelli5. Asymmetric Federalism and the Political Economy of DecentralizationRoger D. Congleton6. Functional, Overlapping and Competing Jurisdictions (FOCJ): A Complement and Alternative to Today’s FederalismReiner Eichenberger and Bruno S. Frey7. Contract FederalismPaul Bernd SpahnPART II: DECENTRALIZATION AND DEVELOPMENT8. Decentralization and DevelopmentPranab Bardhan9. Fiscal Federalism in Planned EconomiesGovinda Rao 10. Decentralization and Service DeliveryJunaid Ahmad, Shantayanan Devarajan, Stuti Khemani and Shekhar ShahPART III: IMPLEMENTING MULTILEVEL FISCAL SYSTEMS11. The Assignment of Functions to Decentralized Government: From Theory to Practice Bernard Dafflon12. Normative Versus Positive Theories of Revenue Assignments in Federations Maria Flavia Ambrosiano and Massimo Bordignon13. Tax Competition in a Federal SettingJohn D. Wilson14. Intergovernmental Redistributive Transfers: Efficiency and EquityRobin Boadway15. On the Implementation of Transfers to Subnational GovernmentsEhtisham Ahmad and Bob Searle16. Subnational Public Financial Management: Institutions and Macroeconomic Considerations Ehtisham Ahmad, Maria Albino-War and Raju SinghPART IV: EMERGING ISSUES17. The Assignment of Revenue from Natural ResourcesGiorgio Brosio18. Decentralization and the EnvironmentSilvana Dalmazzone19. Corruption and Decentralized Public GovernanceAnwar Shah20. Fiscal Federalism and National UnityRichard M. Bird and Robert D. Ebel21. Institutions of Federalism and Decentralized GovernmentBrian GalliganIndex

'This volume provides comprehensive coverage of fiscal federalism by some of the leading scholars in the field. . . This Handbook is an excellent addition to the present discourse on the role of the state in fiscal matters. This reviewer would recommend this book as a required text for a graduate or senior class on public finance or economic development. Researchers in economic development, public finance, and fiscal policy likewise would find this volume useful. Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduate through professional collections.'

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