TY - BOOK AU - Braun,Dietmar TI - Fiscal policies in federal states SN - 0754619893 (hbk; alk. paper) AV - HJ192.5 .B73 2003 U1 - 336.3 PY - 2003/// CY - Aldershot, England, Burlington, VT PB - Ashgate KW - Fiscal policy KW - Intergovernmental fiscal relations KW - Federal government N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. [275]-285) and index N2 - This text investigates the impact of federal structure on fiscal policy-making in four country cases and answers the question to what extent federal structures hinder or, on the contrary, enhance a states' decision and co-ordination capacity in the field of fiscal policy. It questions the common assumption that federal structures restrain the co-ordination and hence macroeconomic management capacity UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy038/2002038376.html ER -