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...

Although oil windfalls have opened a window of opportunity for the Gulf States, at the same time they have created numerous problems. In particular, the uncertainty associated with periods of boom and bust in the oil market has made the formulation and implementation of sound fiscal policies a...

1. Property Taxation, Instruments, Models, Administration, and Potential Effects -- 2. Failure and Promise of Property Taxation in Senegal -- 3. Challenges of Property Taxation in Tanzania -- 4. Financing Sustainable Local Spending and Infrastructure in China -- 5. Mexico: Failure of the...

This Handbook explores and explains new developments in the "second generation" theory of public finance, in which benevolent rulers and governments have been replaced by personally motivated politicians and the associated institutions. In other words, the normative approach has largely given...

The present article utilizes high resolution Geoeye 2 imagery for mapping and monitoring pollution concentrations of 22 km stretch of river Yamuna passing through Delhi state, by developing regression models between water quality parameters (WQP's) and the corresponding spectral reflectance...

"This book addresses topics in Industrial wastewater treatment and disposal. It will cover the different aspects of environmental engineering related to water and wastewater treatment processes and systems and control studies as well as solid and hazardous waste management emerging from such...