State and Local Public Finance provides a comprehensive and sophisticated analysis of
state and local government public finance practices and issues, using the basic tools of …

This paper explores the determinants of federal grants allocation across provincial states in
Argentina. Our analysis suggests that the redistributive pattern implicit in the federal system …

Political theory argues redistributive spending is best made at higher levels of government,
but under devolution, state policy becomes the most significant arena for redistributive …

Suppose that the centre wishes to make transfers between member states of a federation to
reduce inequality. However, it lacks precise information concerning the cost differences that …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to clarify the relationship between administrative
reform in Portugal and the impacts on the dependence of local governments in the face of …

Local Tax Policy: A Primer provides the definitive discussion of how local governments raise
revenue. The fourth edition addresses the fundamental influences on local tax and revenue …

The purpose of this article is to measure the degree of fiscal decentralization and to re-
construct a better fiscal assignment system between the central and local governments in …

Texas has one of the largest primary and secondary school systems in the United States.
Funding equity has been a concern in the state courts, and significant legislative actions …

En 1967 con motivo de la implementación del primer régimen de coparticipación de
impuestos (revenue sharing) en los Estados Unidos, sus creadores-WW Heller y JA …

This chapter sets the scene for the later chapters in this volume. It begins by considering the
rationale for having more than one tier of government authorities to perform the various …