Local government finance: International perspectives

Fiscal federalism, David King fiscal crisis and stress: origin and implications, Kieron Walsh local taxing and local spending: international comparisons, Terrence Karran sources of local finance in the United States, Desmond King municipal finances in Canada: a survey, Douglas McReady federalism and the bolstering of Australian local government finance, R. Paddison local government reform and finance in France, Michael Keating financial development in Norwegian local government, Tore Hansen local government finance in Sweden, Ernst Jonsson local finance in the Irish Republic - the aftermath of rates abolition, R.B. Haslam and Neil Collins local government finance in Britain, Stephen J. Bailey.