Edited by the late Wallace E. Oates, formerly Professor of Economics, University of Maryland, College Park and University Fellow, Resources for the Future, US

. . this compilation of articles to fiscal federalism and local finance is of highest quality and a must for each scholar interested in this field. Moreover, it is edited by Wallace Oates who is the father of the analysis of fiscal federalism. Thus, it is no surprise that the book contains the most outstanding classical papers in the field. All in all, this selection of papers is the best that can be drawn from the literature. . . . this volume . . . has been published right in time to set the pace for the future.’

• Contents: Introduction Part I: Overview Part II: Taxation in a Federal System III: Intergovernmental Grants Part IV: Redistribution in a Federal System Part V: Local Finance Part VI: Fiscal Decentralization in the Developing and Transitional Economies Name Index

Edited by the late Wallace E. Oates, formerly Professor of Economics, University of Maryland, College Park and University Fellow, Resources for the Future, US

. . this compilation of articles to fiscal federalism and local finance is of highest quality and a must for each scholar interested in this field. Moreover, it is edited by Wallace Oates who is the father of the analysis of fiscal federalism. Thus, it is no surprise that the book contains the most outstanding classical papers in the field. All in all, this selection of papers is the best that can be drawn from the literature. . . . this volume . . . has been published right in time to set the pace for the future.’

• Contents: Introduction Part I: Overview Part II: Taxation in a Federal System III: Intergovernmental Grants Part IV: Redistribution in a Federal System Part V: Local Finance Part VI: Fiscal Decentralization in the Developing and Transitional Economies Name Index

Edited by the late Wallace E. Oates, formerly Professor of Economics, University of Maryland, College Park and University Fellow, Resources for the Future, US

. . this compilation of articles to fiscal federalism and local finance is of highest quality and a must for each scholar interested in this field. Moreover, it is edited by Wallace Oates who is the father of the analysis of fiscal federalism. Thus, it is no surprise that the book contains the most outstanding classical papers in the field. All in all, this selection of papers is the best that can be drawn from the literature. . . . this volume . . . has been published right in time to set the pace for the future.’

• Contents: Introduction Part I: Overview Part II: Taxation in a Federal System III: Intergovernmental Grants Part IV: Redistribution in a Federal System Part V: Local Finance Part VI: Fiscal Decentralization in the Developing and Transitional Economies Name Index