Principles and practices of fiscal autonomy: experiences, debates and prospects

Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- List of Contributors -- Acknowledgements -- List of Acronyms -- Introduction -- PART 1 OLD AND NEW FEDERALISMS IN THE AMERICAN CONTINENT -- 1 Macroeconomic Challenges of Fiscal Decentralization in Latin America: The Case of Argentina and Brazil -- 2 Federalism and Oil: The Challenges of Intergovernmental Revenue-sharing in Argentina and Brazil -- 3 The Rise and Characteristics of Coercive Federalism in the United States -- 4 The Success and Challenges of the US Federal System: State-Local Finances