Theory of public finance in a federal state /

Theory of public finance in a federal state /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Wellisch, Dietmar.
Imprint:	Cambridge, U.K. ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2000.
Description:	1 online resource (x, 214 pages) : illustrations
Language:	English
Subject:	Intergovernmental fiscal relations. Finance, Public. Decentralization in government. Federal government. Decentralization in government. Federal government. Finance, Public. Intergovernmental fiscal relations.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11130213

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ISBN:	0511015879 9780511015878 0511117035 9780511117039 9780511613319 0511613318 9780511050909 0511050909 9780511156328 0511156324 9786610161850 6610161852 9780521026871 0521026873 9780521630351 0521630355
Digital file characteristics:	data file
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-210) and index. Print version record.
Summary:	"The last few decades have seen a substantial increase in the mobility of capital and population between the individual jurisdictions of long-established federal states (such as Canada, Germany, and the United States) and among the formerly independent member countries of the European Union. This book examines the consequences of this development for government policy. Its central question is whether the assignment of government functions to the individual jurisdictions in a federal state can ensure an optimal allocation of resources and a fair distribution of income."--Jacket
Other form:	Print version: Wellisch, Dietmar. Theory of public finance in a federal state. Cambridge, U.K. ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2000 0521630355

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgments
1. Fiscal decentralization: benefits and problems
2. Locational efficiency and efficiency-supporting tax systems
3. Perfect interregional competition
4. Interregional tax competition for mobile capital
5. Optimal structure of local governments
6. Incentive equivalence through perfect household mobility
7. Efficiency and the degree of household mobility
8. Decentralized redistribution policy
9. Decentralization and intergenerational problems
10. Informational asymmetry between the regions and the center
11. Conclusions
References
Index