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On Measuring Fiscal Centralization and Fiscal Balance in Federal States

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  • R M Bird

    (Department of Economics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A1)

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In this paper the methods and conclusions of the extensive literature attempting to measure fiscal centralization and fiscal balance in federal states are reviewed, focusing on the six developed-country federations. The conclusion is that the empirical evidence is unclear and that the attempt to derive simple quantitative measures of such complex concepts is more likely to obscure than to illuminate reality.

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  • R M Bird, 1986. "On Measuring Fiscal Centralization and Fiscal Balance in Federal States," Environment and Planning C, , vol. 4(4), pages 389-404, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:envirc:v:4:y:1986:i:4:p:389-404
    DOI: 10.1068/c040389
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