Federalist Government in Principle and Practice
Federalism has generally been characterized as a system of government that is friendly to liberty. It is not obvious, though, why this should be so. Federalism is a form of government where citizens simultaneously reside in at least two governments, each of which has independent authority to tax and...
| Other Authors: | , |
|---|---|
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York, NY
Springer US
2001, 2001
|
| Edition: | 1st ed. 2001 |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | |
| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Liberty, Markets, and Federalism
- 2. Competitive Federalism in Institutional Perspective
- 3. Taxes, Grants, and Porkbarrel Politics: The Case for Decentralizing the Power to Tax
- 4. Fiscal Competition in a Federal System
- 5. Immobile Taxation in a World of Mobility
- 6. Fiscal Vacations and Federalism in Western Europe: A Search for Sovereignty
- 7. Federalism and Commercial Regulation
- 8. Redistribution in a Federal System: Lessons from Welfare Reform
- 9. Education: The Path from Centralization to Privatization
- 10. Federalism and Agricultural and Resource Policy
- 11. Federalism and the Protection of Property
- 12. Legislation and Adjudication in a Federal Republic