Hamilton's paradox : the promise and peril of fiscal federalism / Jonathan A. Rodden.

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Rodden, Jonathan [author.]

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TextSeries: Cambridge studies in comparative politicsPublication details: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, ©2006.Description: 1 online resource (xvi, 313, [4] pages) : illustrationsContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

0511137168
9780511137167
9780511616075
0511616074
9780521842693
0521842697
9780511134999
0511134991
9786610431403
661043140X
9780521603669
0521603668

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Hamilton's paradox.DDC classification:

336.1/85 22

LOC classification:

HJ197 .R63 2006eb

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ME 8000
QL 200

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Contents:

Introduction and overview -- Promise and peril : intellectual history -- Sovereignty and commitment -- The power of the purse : intergovernmental grants and fiscal discipline -- Disease or cure? : political parties and fiscal discipline -- An approach to comparative case studies -- Fiscal federalism and bailouts in postwar Germany -- The crisis of fiscal federalism in Brazil -- The challenge of reform in federations -- The origins of subnational sovereignty -- Conclusions.

Summary: As new federations take shape and old ones are revived around the world, a difficult challenge is to create incentives for fiscal discipline. By combining theory, quantitative analysis, and contemporary case studies, this book lays out the first systematic explanation of why decentralized countries have had dramatically different fiscal experiences.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-299) and index.

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As new federations take shape and old ones are revived around the world, a difficult challenge is to create incentives for fiscal discipline. By combining theory, quantitative analysis, and contemporary case studies, this book lays out the first systematic explanation of why decentralized countries have had dramatically different fiscal experiences.

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