Explaining fiscal decentralization

Public Finance Review

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 155-183

  Leonardo, Letelier S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Decentralization; Fiscal federalism; Median voter; Political economy

Indexed keywords

EID: 14544268975     PISSN: 10911421     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1091142104270910     Document Type: Review

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