Beschreibung:
Gunnar S. Eskeland is in the Development Research Group, and Jennie Litvack is in the Public Sector Group, both at the World Bank.
A multi-country study of the conditions under which decentralized countries might ensure fiscal discipline.
"This is a very timely and interesting volume that tackles an important set of questions. The editors have brought together a set of papers by top-tier economists, and they have done an excellent job of positioning this volume with respect to the broader literature." James M. Poterba, Mitsui Professor of Economics, MIT