TY - BOOK AU - Oates,Wallace E. TI - The economics of fiscal federalism and local finance SN - 185898355X U1 - 336 PY - 1998/// CY - Northampton, MA PB - Edward Elgar KW - Intergovernmental fiscal relations KW - Local finance KW - Decentralization in government N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - This volume presents an authoritative collection of the most significant papers on fiscal federalism and local finance. In addition to some classic papers, it offers clear and insightful presentations of conventional wisdom in the field as well as recent papers which illuminate important issues and point the way to ongoing research. ER -