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Fiscal Federalism in Unitary States

By Per Molander (auth.) , Per Molander (eds.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer US
Year
2004
ISBN
978-1-4613-5109-2, 978-1-4615-0503-7
DOI
10.1007/978-1-4615-0503-7
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
8 MB (8561757 bytes)
Series
ZEI Studies in European Economics and Law 6
Edition
1
Pages
185\188
Time added
2013-12-12 02:00:00
Public Finance & Economics

Description

Decentralism of political power to regions and local government occurs worldwide in response to demands from the periphery. Such devolution of power raises a number of problems - political, financial, and legal. By gathering together important papers from a series of workshops sponsored by the SNS Constitutional Project and the Center for European Integration Studies, this volume presents a number of these problems from a truly interdisciplinary perspective. The authors believe that fiscal federalism, while originating in formally federal states, is relevant also to the analysis of state-local relationships in unitary states with some degree of regional or local authority. Among the topics they cover are the division of responsibilities and powers of taxation, bailouts, systems of equalization, and state grants, as well as problems related to democracy and citizens' rights. While the book's primary focus is Nordic, its international perspective is enhanced by contributions from Europe, Canada, and the U.S.

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