Early US struggles with fiscal federalism: Lessons for Europe?

Comparative Economic Studies

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 157-175

  Sylla, Richard ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alexander Hamilton; debt assumption; fiscal federalism; Robert Morris

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901833349     PISSN: 08887233     EISSN: 14783320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/ces.2014.10     Document Type: Conference Paper

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