Macrofederalism and local finance
By: Anwar Shah, editor.
Contributors: Shah, Anwar.
Publisher: World Bank
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Washington DC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 338
ISBN-13: 9780821363263; 9780821363270
Subjects: Intergovernmental fiscal relations -- Case studies; Federal government -- Case studies; Local finance -- Case studies -- Case studies; Decentralization in government -- Case studies; Finance, Public -- Case studies
Genres: Case studies.; Case studies
Description: "Macro Federalism and Local Finance represents a unique contribution to our understanding of both the paradigm shift in local, national, and global governance and the implications of the fiscal systems for growth and regional income convergence. It will thus appeal especially to policy makers, practitioners, and academics in both industrial and developing countries."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Macrofederalism: Macrofederalism: an introduction / by Thomas J. Courchene; title: Federalism and macroeconomic performance / by Anwar Shah; title: Federalism and regional equity: building partnerships or transfer dependencies? / by Anwar Shah; title: Bridging the economic divide within nations / by Raja Shankar and Anwar Shah; title: Harmonizing taxation of inter-state trade under a sub-national VAT: lessons from international experience / by Mahesh C. Purohit; title: Subnational borrowing, insolvency and regulation / by Lili Liu and Michael Waibel; title: Local finance: A local perspective on fiscal federalism: practices, experiences and lessons from developed countries / by Melville I. McMillan; title: Decentralized citizen-centered governance: a comparative review / by Sebastian Eckardt and Anwar Shah.