Macro Federalism and Local Finance

Shah, Anwar

Washington, DC : World Bank

关键词: ACCOUNTABILITY;    ACCOUNTABILITY IN GOVERNANCE;    ADMINISTRATIVE LAW;    ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES;    AUTHORITY;   

DOI  :  10.1596/978-0-8213-6326-3
RP-ID  :  44638

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

The book is divided into two parts. Thefirst part macro federalism provides a fresh look atemerging constitutional challenges arising fromglobalization and the information revolution, as well as thedynamic-efficiency and growth implications of existingfederal constitutions. Several aspects of these systems areexamined: (a) institutional design to achieve internaleconomic union; (b) policies for regional development; (c)conduct of monetary policy; (d) coordination of fiscalpolicies, with a special emphasis on tax harmonization; and(e) management of risks of insolvency from sub-nationalborrowing. The second part of the book local financeprovides a comparative perspective on local finances andmeasures the progress of decentralized governance reforms indeveloping countries.