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State and local finances under pressure
Sjoquist, David L. (contributor) - 2003
State and Local Finances under Pressure explores the future of state and local government fiscal systems given the numerous pressures they face from economic, legal, technological, demographic and political forces. It explores how these multiple forces play out in terms of the changes state and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851271
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Environmental policy and fiscal federalism : selected essays of Wallace E. Oates
Oates, Wallace E. - 2004
Wallace Oates is one of the most important scholars in both environmental economics and public finance and this new volume of his essays brings together his recent research in both these areas, covering theory, research and policy. The first half of the book includes papers on the political...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014474018
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Local public finance in Central and Eastern Europe
Šević, Željko (ed.) - 2008
This book explores the system of financing local governments in selected countries of Central and Eastern Europe. Using evidence from the last two decades, the authors, experts on their particular countries, describe the development of the current local government finance system in each nation,...
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Fiscal federalism and state-local finance : the Scandinavian perspective
Rattsø, Jørn (ed.) - 1998
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State and local fiscal policy : thinking outside the box?
Wallace, Sally (contributor) - 2010
In this broad and illuminating work, experts on public finance discuss innovations in state and local tax policy that have been implemented or considered over the course of the last three decades. The authors provide original work that analyzes whether state and local governments have 'gone...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851296
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Effective federalism and local finance
Ahmad, Ehtisham - 2011
?, Chapter 2, Cheltenham, UK and Northampton, MA, USA: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, 23-72 -- Gabriella Montinola, Yingyi Qian and … Northampton, MA, USA: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, 306-38 -- Wallace E. Oates (1999), 'Local Property Taxation: An Assessment …, Cheltenham, UK and Northampton, MA, USA: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, 76-99 -- Richard A. Musgrave (1961), 'Approaches to a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011852299
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Does decentralization enhance service delivery and poverty reduction?
Ahmad, Ehtisham (contributor); Brosio, Giorgio (contributor) - 2009
Does decentralization enhance service delivery and poverty reduction? Drawing on cutting edge research, expert contributors address this fundamental question facing policy-makers in developing as well as advanced countries. This timely book builds upon insights on the recent developments in the...
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City taxes, city spending : essays in honor of Dick Netzer
Schwartz, Amy Ellen (contributor); Netzer, Dick (contributor) - 2004
An illustrious group of economists contribute to this volume honoring Dick Netzer, the public finance economist well-known for his research on state and local taxation, the provision of urban public services, and non-profit organizations. Following in his tradition, the contributors apply...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851160
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Fiscal fragmentation in decentralized countries : subsidiarity, solidarity and asymmetry
Bird, Richard M. (contributor); Ebel, Robert D. (contributor) - 2007
Most countries, developed and developing, are fiscally decentralized with regional and local governments of varying importance. In many of these countries, some of these sub-national governments differ substantially from others in terms of wealth, ethnic, religious, or linguistic composition....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012420060
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Handbook of fiscal federalism
Ahmad, Ehtisham (ed.); Brosio, Giorgio (ed.) - 2006
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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851106