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Fiscal Decentralization in Developing Countries

Fiscal Decentralization in Developing Countries

Fiscal Decentralization in Developing Countries

Richard M. Bird, University of Toronto
François Vaillancourt, Université de Montréal
January 2011
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    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

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    January 2011
    Adobe eBook Reader
    9780511838538
    0 pages
    0kg
    45 tables
    This ISBN is for an eBook version which is distributed on our behalf by a third party.

    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.
      Contributors
    • Richard M. Bird, François Vaillancourt, Roy W. Bahl, M. Govinda Rao, Anwar Shah, Ariel Fiszbein, Ernesto Rezk, Junaid K. Ahmad, William Fox, Christine Wallich

    • Editors
    • Richard M. Bird , University of Toronto
    • François Vaillancourt , Université de Montréal