Fiscal Federalism: Principles and Practice of Multiorder Governance

ISBN-13: 9780521732116 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 630 str.

Robin Boadway; Anwar Shah

Opis

This book provides a comprehensive account of the principles and practices of fiscal federalism based on the currently accepted theoretical framework and best practices.

Recenzje

'Boadway and Shah have provided the new definitive treatment of the principles of fiscal federalism against a rich background of the actual practice of fiscal decentralization in both industrialized and developing countries. In a systematic and comprehensive treatment, they review and extend the basic theory of regulatory and fiscal institutions in a setting of multilevel government and then explore how all this has played out in practice around the globe. Valuable insights and lessons abound!' Wallace E. Oates, University of Maryland

Spis treści

Part I. Design of Fiscal Constitutions: 1. Introduction to federalism and the role of governments in federal economies; 2. The decentralization of government authority; 3. Expenditure assignment; 4. Revenue assignment; 5. Natural resources ownership and management in a federal system; 6. Local governance in theory; 7. Local governance in practice; Part II. Revenue Sharing and Fiscal Transfers: 8. Revenue sharing; 9. The principles of intergovernmental transfers; 10. The practice of intergovernmental fiscal transfers; Part III. Finance and Provision of Public Services: 11. Finance and provision of health and education; 12. Finance and provision of infrastructure; 13. Poverty alleviation in federations; Part IV. Challenges and Responses: 14. Fiscal federalism and macroeconomic governance; 15. Inter-regional competition and policies for regional cohesion and convergence; 16. Decentralized governance and corruption; 17. Adapting to a changing world.