, Canada: McGill-Queen's University Press, 1-38 -- Yingyi Qian and Gérard Roland (1998), 'Federalism and the Soft Budget … Federalism: Myths and Realities', in Reconsidering the Institutions of Canadian Federalism, Chapter 1, Quebec, Canada: McGill …Fiscal federalism has been the subject of much scholarly debate over the years. These volumes successfully bring …