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Devolution: the new federalism, an overview

Tannenwald, Robert - In: New England Economic Review (1998) May, pp. 1-12

In recent years, a growing number of scholars and policymakers have concluded that the federal government has become too large and powerful, intruding into affairs better handled by states and municipalities. Based on this premise, they have argued for a reduction in federal aid, the conversion...

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Effects of state and local public services on economic development

Fisher, Ronald C. - In: New England Economic Review (1997) Mar, pp. 53-82

What impact do the quality and mix of state and local public services exert on economic development? Do high … with them?> Paper: Ronald C. Fisher> Discussion of Papers on Taxation and Public Services: Timothy J. Bartik, Harley T …

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Devolution: the new federalism: proceedings of a colloquium sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and the National Tax Association

In: New England Economic Review (1998) May

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Come the devolution, will states be able to respond?

Tannenwald, Robert - In: New England Economic Review (1998) May, pp. 53-73

Since the founding of the Republic, Americans have engaged in “endless debate” about the division of fiscal and regulatory responsibilities among levels of government. The controversy has often involved the concomitant question of the optimal role of government as a whole. The issue has been...

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The United States in debt

Fieleke, Norman S. - In: New England Economic Review (1990) Sep, pp. 34-54

After 1982 the international investment position of the United States dramatically shifted from one of sizable net creditor to much more sizable net debtor. As the U.S. deficit on current international transactions soared to record levels during the mid-1980s, some observers perceived a grave...

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The devolution tortoise and the centralization hare

Kincaid, John - In: New England Economic Review (1998) May, pp. 13-40

provision and production of public services; (2) better alignment of the costs and benefits of government for a diverse … citizenry; (3) better fits between public goods and their spatial characteristics; (4) increased competition, experimentation …, and innovation in the public sector; (5) greater responsiveness to citizen preferences; and (6) more transparent …

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