Fiscal Federalism : Principles and Practice of Multiorder Governance (Paperback)

Part I. Design of Fiscal Constitutions: 1. Introduction to federalism and the role of governments in federal economies; 2. The decentralization of government authority; 3. Expenditure assignment; 4. Revenue assignment; 5. Natural resources ownership and management in a federal system; 6. Local governance in theory; 7. Local governance in practice; Part II. Revenue Sharing and Fiscal Transfers: 8. Revenue sharing; 9. The principles of intergovernmental transfers; 10. The practice of intergovernmental fiscal transfers; Part III. Finance and Provision of Public Services: 11. Finance and provision of health and education; 12. Finance and provision of infrastructure; 13. Poverty alleviation in federations; Part IV. Challenges and Responses: 14. Fiscal federalism and macroeconomic governance; 15. Inter-regional competition and policies for regional cohesion and convergence; 16. Decentralized governance and corruption; 17. Adapting to a changing world.