Economic theorists and finance practitioners alike turn to the seminal work of Wallace E. Oates for a systematic statement of the economic principles of fiscal federalism. In this book, Professor Oates provides an overview of fiscal federalism and analyses specific problems in a selection of his...

This title presents an authoritative collection of the most significant papers on fiscal federalism and local finance. In addition to some classic papers, it offers clear and insightful presentations of conventional wisdom in the field as well as recent papers which illuminate important issues...

Preface / William A. Fischel -- A pure theory of local expenditures (1956) / Charles M. Tiebout -- Footloose at fifty : an introduction to the Tiebout anniversary essays / William A. Fischel -- The many faces of the Tiebout Model / Wallace E. Oates -- Commentary / Robert Inman -- California's...