Hamilton's paradox : the promise and peril of fiscal federalism /
Rodden, Jonathan.
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press,
2006.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 283-299) and index.
Introduction and overview -- Promise and peril : intellectual history -- Sovereignty and commitment -- The power of the purse : intergovernmental grants and fiscal discipline -- Disease or cure? : political parties and fiscal discipline -- An approach to comparative case studies -- Fiscal federalism and bailouts in postwar Germany -- The crisis of fiscal federalism in Brazil -- The challenge of reform in federations -- The origins of subnational sovereignty -- Conclusions.
Intergovernmental fiscal relations.
Central-local government relations.
Revenue sharing.