Why countries are fiscally decentralizing

Journal of Public Economics

Volumn 89, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1157-1189

  Arzaghi, Mohammad ^a   Henderson, J Vernon ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Federal constitution; Fiscal decentralization; National democratization

Indexed keywords

EID: 19944398208     PISSN: 00472727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2003.10.009     Document Type: Article

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