Fiscal Decentralization in Developing Countries
Fiscal Decentralisation in Developing Countries features important, original and up-to-date research from leading scholars assessing fiscal decentralization in developing countries. It has rich and varied case-study material from countries as diverse as India, China, Colombia, Bosnia-Herzogovina and South Africa.
- Includes a thorough review of the major issues and problems of fiscal decentralization in developing countries
- Detailed analysis of developments in a number of important countries including India and China
- Part of the distinguished Trade and Development series
Product details
January 2011Adobe eBook Reader
9780511838538
0 pages
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45 tables
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Table of Contents
- List of tables
- List of contributors
- Preface
- 1. Fiscal decentralization in developing countries: an overview Richard M. Bird and François Vaillancourt
- 2. China: evaluating the impact of intergovernmental fiscal reform Roy W. Bahl
- 3. India: intergovernmental fiscal relations in a planned economy M. Govinda Rao
- 4. Indonesia and Pakistan: fiscal decentralization - an elusive goal? Anwar Shah
- 5. Morocco and Tunisia: financing local governments - the impact on infrastructure finance François Vaillancourt
- 6. Colombia: the central role of the central government in fiscal decentralization Richard M. Bird and Ariel Fiszbein
- 7. Argentina: fiscal federalism and decentralization Ernesto Rezk
- 8. South Africa: an intergovernmental fiscal system in transition Junaid K. Ahmad
- 9. Bosnia-Herzegovina: fiscal federalism - the Dayton challenge William Fox and Christine Wallich
- Index.