Federalism, Fiscal Authority, and Centralization in Latin America

Download or read book Federalism, Fiscal Authority, and Centralization in Latin America written by Alberto Díaz Cayeros and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In most countries around the world the collection of taxes is centralized in the hands of the national governments. This book studies the process of fiscal centralization in the Latin American federations and the reasons underlying the variation in the roles that state governments and governors have played in them.