The impact of decentralisation on fiscal disparities among local authorities in Israel

Space and Polity

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 49-69

  Razin, Eran ^a,b  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b Floersheimer Inst for Plcy Studies   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECENTRALISATION; ECONOMIC REFORM; FISCAL DISPARITY; LOCAL AUTHORITY;

ISRAEL;

EID: 0031851823     PISSN: 13562576     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13562579808721770     Document Type: Article

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