Fiscal federalism in rentier regions: Evidence from Russia

Journal of Comparative Economics

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 814-834

  Desai, Raj M ^a   Freinkman, Lev ^b   Goldberg, Itzhak ^b  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WORLD BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

Intergovernmental relations; Socialist systems; Taxation

Indexed keywords

EID: 28444486329     PISSN: 01475967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jce.2005.08.004     Document Type: Article

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