Recent socio-spatial studies point out a number of ongoing trends in the lsquo;scale division of labour of the state', including among others, lsquo;destatization', lsquo;denationalization' and lsquo;internationalization'. We draw on the literature in public economics to review several...

Recent socio-spatial studies point out a number of ongoing trends in the quot;scale division of labor of the state,quot; including among others, quot;destatization,quot; quot;denationalization,quot; and quot;internationalization.quot; We draw on the literature in public economics to review...

This paper takes stock of the last 80 years of theoretical and policy literature on the issue of capital grants. In addition, we provide empirical evidence on changes in the relative importance of capital grants, and their impact on fiscal outcomes for a large number of countries. In particular,...