Fiscal decentralization and the challenge of hard budget constraints / edited by Jonathan Rodden, Gunnar S. Eskeland, and Jennie Litvack.

Other author Rodden, Jonathan.
Other author Eskeland, Gunnar S.
Other author Litvack, Jennie I. (Jennie Ilene), 1963-
Format Book
Publication InfoCambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©2003.
Descriptionx, 476 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects
Fiscal policy.
Intergovernmental fiscal relations.

Contents Transfers and bailouts: enforcing local fiscal discipline with lessons from U.S. federalism / Robert P. Inman -- Constraining subnational fiscal behavior in Canada: different approaches, similar results? / Richard M. Bird and Almos Tassonyi -- Vertical imbalance and fiscal behavior in a welfare state: Norway / Jørn Rattsø -- Soft budget constraints and German federalism / Jonathan Rodden -- Argentina: hardening the provincial budget constraint / Stephen B. Webb -- Federalism and bailouts in Brazil / Jonathan Rodden -- The challenge of fiscal discipline in the Indian states / William J. McCarten -- Soft budget constraints and local government in China / Jing Jin and Heng-fu Zou -- Creating incentives for fiscal discipline in the new South Africa / Junaid Ahmad -- Systematic soft budget constraints in Ukraine / Sean O'Connell and Deborah Wetzel -- Strengthening hard budget constraints in Hungary / Deborah Wetzel and Anita Papp -- Lessons and conclusions / Jonathan Rodden and Gunnar S. Eskeland.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2002029553
ISBN0262182297 (hc. : alk. paper)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks HJ192.5 .F567 2003 ✔ Available Place Hold