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The Contradictions of the Modern Version of Russian Federalism: Instability of the System

open access: yesRUDN Journal of Political Science, 2011
In the article there considered contradictions of the modern version of the Russian federalism, as a political and politological problem. The authors made an attempt to present the problem of federalism at conceptually-analytical level as a certain ...
S O Alekhnovich   +2 more
doaj  

When the Feds Hand You a “Light Envelope”: Exploring the Impact of the Federal Budget Sequester on the Build America Bond Program

open access: yesPublic Administration Review, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In 2009, the US federal government created the Build America Bond (BAB) program to improve access to the capital markets for state and local governments. While the federal government typically subsidizes subnational capital financing indirectly through tax exemption, the BAB program provided direct cash subsidies to governments.
Martin J. Luby   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Capital Accumulation and Social Welfare in Fiscal Federalism and the Unitary System [PDF]

open access: yes
This paper presents an analysis on capital accumulation and social welfare in fiscal federalism and the unitary system by using an overlapping generations model.
Wempi Saputra
core  

Taking Eco‐Social Risks Seriously: Explaining the Introduction of Compulsory Insurance for Natural Hazards

open access: yesRegulation &Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Given the ongoing climate crisis, the frequency and severity of natural disasters are increasing. These events result in enormous reconstruction costs, pose a high burden on state budgets, and potentially drive homeowners into private insolvency.
Anne‐Marie Parth
wiley   +1 more source

Overcoming the challenges facing Nepal's health system during federalisation: an analysis of health system building blocks. [PDF]

open access: yesHealth Res Policy Syst, 2023
Wasti SP   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Decentralized Taxation and the Size of Government: Evidence from Swiss State and Local Governments [PDF]

open access: yes
According to the Leviathan-Model, fiscal federalism is seen as a binding constraint on a revenue-maximizing government. The competitive pressure of fiscal federalism is supposed to reduce public sector size as compared to unitary states.
Christoph A. Schaltegger   +2 more
core  

Federalism and International Human Rights in the New Constitutional Order [PDF]

open access: yes, 2001
This Essay examines the contours of what I have elsewhere called the new constitutional order with respect to international human rights and federalism. The background is my suggestion that the U.S.
Tushnet, Mark V.
core   +1 more source

The Local Politics of Social Investment Under Fiscal Constraints: The Case of Childcare Expansion in Germany

open access: yesRegulation &Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Governments in many of the advanced economies expanded childcare, an exemplary social investment policy, in recent years. Yet, considerable regional variation exists in expansion efforts, and often the supply of childcare still does not match demand.
Erik Neimanns, Björn Bremer
wiley   +1 more source

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