How nine major countries - Canada, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, the Republic of Korea, the United Kingdom, and the United States - intergovernmental fiscal transfers, with an emphasis on equalization transfers and a special look at fiscal transfers in China. Ma presents an overview of...

Intergovernmental equalization grants have been described as the glue that holds a nation together. Getting the grants system right is critical to countries as they decentralize. This paper illustrates general principles with an example based on Indonesia in 2000. A general grant should be used...

Intergovernmental equalization grants have been described as “the glue that holds a nation together.” Getting the grants system right is critical to countries as they decentralize. This paper illustrates general principles with an example based on Indonesia in 2000. A general grant should be...