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Fiscal federalism : principles and practices of multiorder governance / Robin Boadway, Anwar Shah.

By: Boadway, Robin W, 1943-.
Contributor(s): Shah, Anwar.
Publisher: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2009Description: viii, 620 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9780521518215 (hbk.); 0521518210 (hbk.); 9780521732116 (pbk.); 0521732115 (pbk.).Subject(s): Intergovernmental fiscal relations | Fiscal policy | Decentralization in government | Revenue sharingDDC classification: 336
Contents:
Introduction to federalism and the role of governments in federal economies -- The decentralization of government authority -- Expenditure assignment -- Revenue assignment -- Natural resources ownership and management in a federal system -- Local governance in theory -- Local governance in practice -- Revenue sharing -- The principles of intergovernmental transfers -- The practice of intergovernmental transfers -- Finance and provision of health and education -- Finance and provision of infrastructure -- Poverty alleviation in federations -- Fiscal federalism and macroeconomic governance -- Interregional competition and policies for regional cohesion and convergence -- Decentralized governance and corruption -- Adapting to a changing world.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 557-583) and index.

Introduction to federalism and the role of governments in federal economies -- The decentralization of government authority -- Expenditure assignment -- Revenue assignment -- Natural resources ownership and management in a federal system -- Local governance in theory -- Local governance in practice -- Revenue sharing -- The principles of intergovernmental transfers -- The practice of intergovernmental transfers -- Finance and provision of health and education -- Finance and provision of infrastructure -- Poverty alleviation in federations -- Fiscal federalism and macroeconomic governance -- Interregional competition and policies for regional cohesion and convergence -- Decentralized governance and corruption -- Adapting to a changing world.