Intergovernmental fiscal transfers: International lessons for developing countries

World Development

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 899-912

  Bird, Richard M ^a   Smart, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Equalization; Fiscal federalism; Fiscal imbalance; Grants; Intergovernmental

Indexed keywords

CAPITAL FLOW; DEVELOPING WORLD; FISCAL POLICY; INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS;

EID: 0036073176     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-750X(02)00016-5     Document Type: Article

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