A POLICYMAKER'S GUIDE TO FISCAL DECENTRALIZATION

• Published in: National tax journal Vol. 46; no. 2; pp. 229 - 235
• Main Author: GRAMLICH, EDWARD M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Chicago, Ill National Tax Association 01.06.1993; The University of Chicago Press; University of Chicago Press
• Subjects: Analysis; Budget deficits; Comparative studies; Costs; Decentralization; Decentralization in government; Economic aspects; Federal government; Finance; Fiscal policy; Foreign aid; Government; Government grants; Government services; Government spending; Guidelines; Income taxes; Intergovernmental fiscal relations; Jurisdiction; Local taxation; Macroeconomics; Management; Municipal taxes; Policy making; Property taxes; Public sector; Public services; Roads & highways; Subsidies; SYMPOSIUM ON FISCAL DECENTRALIZATION; Tax benefits; Tax rates; User fees

Decentralization has always been understood to mean the proper location, by level of government, of various taxes, spending programs, grants, and regulations. In "Threading the Fiscal Labyrinth: Some Issues in Fiscal Decentralization", Richard M. Bird tries to develop a guide to decentrali...