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Has Fiscal Federalism Worked for Macroeconomic Purposes? The Chinese Experience 1994–2003

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China's central government undertook major tax regime reform in 1994 that was characterized by fiscal federalism. In hindsight, this reform might be viewed as being more emphatic towards the revenue side than the expenditure side. The reform has resulted in certain success both for revenue shifting and inflation fighting purposes. However, the reform and its subsequent follow‐ups have not addressed some fundamental issues pertaining to China's government finance system, such as the overhauling of the function of government finance and redrawing lines between the central and regional governments with regard to their fiscal responsibilities and duties. Moreover, fiscal federalism might have actually increased fiscal burden on the economy, especially on domestic sectors of the economy. However, coupled with enhanced policy support for China's external development, fiscal federalism might have helped to further accelerate resource shifts toward the external sector, thus resulting in an unprecedented rapid expansion in China's exports since the mid‐1990s.

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  • Liping He, 2008. "Has Fiscal Federalism Worked for Macroeconomic Purposes? The Chinese Experience 1994–2003," China & World Economy, Institute of World Economics and Politics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, vol. 16(1), pages 17-33, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:chinae:v:16:y:2008:i:1:p:17-33
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-124X.2008.00097.x
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    1. Fabrizio Carmignani & James S. Laurenceson, 2013. "Provincial business cycles and fiscal policy in China," The Economics of Transition, The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, vol. 21(2), pages 323-340, April.

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