Hamilton's paradox the promise and peril of fiscal federalism
As new federations take shape and old ones are revived around the world, a difficult challenge is to create incentives for fiscal discipline. By combining theory, quantitative analysis, and contemporary case studies, this book lays out the first systematic explanation of why decentralized countries...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press
©2006.
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| Colección: | CUP ebooks.
Cambridge studies in comparative politics. |
| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b39719777*spi |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Introduction and overview
- Promise and peril : intellectual history
- Sovereignty and commitment
- The power of the purse : intergovernmental grants and fiscal discipline
- Disease or cure? : political parties and fiscal discipline
- An approach to comparative case studies
- Fiscal federalism and bailouts in postwar Germany
- The crisis of fiscal federalism in Brazil
- The challenge of reform in federations
- The origins of subnational sovereignty
- Conclusions.
