Perspectives on Fiscal Federalism

This book addresses a variety of issues relating to intergovernmental finance and the provision and financing of local services including budgeting and financial management, the institutional framework for the conduct of intergovernmental relations...

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Main Authors:	Bird, Richard M., Vaillancourt, François
Format:	Publication
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC: World Bank 2012
Subjects:	ACCOUNTABILITY ACCOUNTING AUDITING AUTONOMY BOND ISSUANCE BORROWING BUSINESS TAXES CAPITAL BUDGETS CAPITAL EXPENDITURES CAPITAL MARKETS CONSOLIDATION DEBT DEBT SERVICE DECONCENTRATION DEVOLUTION ECONOMIC ANALYSIS ECONOMIC CONSTRAINTS ECONOMIC GROWTH EQUALIZATION EXPENDITURE ASSIGNMENT EXPENDITURE RESPONSIBILITIES EXTERNALITIES FEDERAL FINANCE FEDERAL GOVERNMENTS FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FINANCIAL MARKETS FINANCIAL REPORTING FISCAL BALANCE FISCAL DECENTRALIZATION FISCAL FEDERALISM FISCAL MANAGEMENT FISCAL POLICIES FISCAL REFORM GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT INCOME INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK INTERGOVERNMENTAL FINANCE INTERGOVERNMENTAL FISCAL RELATIONS INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS INTERGOVERNMENTAL TRANSFERS LEGAL FRAMEWORK LICENSES LOCAL FINANCE LOCAL GOVERNMENT LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS LOCAL OFFICES LOCAL PUBLIC FINANCE LOCAL TAXES METROPOLITAN AREAS NATURAL RESOURCES PERSONAL INCOME TAX SURCHARGES POLITICAL ECONOMY PRIVATE SECTOR PROPERTY RIGHTS PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENTS PUBLIC PUBLIC ECONOMICS PUBLIC FINANCE PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT PUBLIC FUNDS PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SERVICES PUBLIC SPENDING PUBLIC TRANSIT REVENUE ASSIGNMENT REVENUE MOBILIZATION REVENUE SOURCES STRUCTURAL UNDERPINNINGS SUBNATIONAL GOVERNMENTS SUBSIDIARY TAX TAX ASSIGNMENT TAXATION TRANSPARENCY USER CHARGES
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/01/6688682/perspectives-fiscal-federalism http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6953

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Summary:	This book addresses a variety of issues relating to intergovernmental finance and the provision and financing of local services including budgeting and financial management, the institutional framework for the conduct of intergovernmental relations, appropriate methods of service delivery in metropolitan agglomerations and remote rural areas, local government enterprises, user charges, property taxes, income and value-added taxes, natural resource taxes, and local business taxes. Throughout, the authors draw on experience both in Canada and in other decentralized countries and consider to varying extents the special problems facing Russia and other large transitional economies.

Perspectives on Fiscal Federalism

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