Which level of government is most appropriate for environmental policy making in a confederal or federal system? How does the level of government at which policy is made and implemented affect the choice of policy instruments? This important new volume addresses these problems by comparing...

The most striking tax development of the last half century has been the worldwide rise of the VAT. Most countries now have national VATs. In addition, several large federal countries – Brazil, Canada, and India – also have regional (state or provincial) VATs that, like national VATs, are...