TY - JOUR
T1 - Devolution, fiscal federalism, and changing patterns of municipal revenues
T2 - The mismatch between theory and reality
AU - Krane, Dale
AU - Ebdon, Carol
AU - Bartle, John
PY - 2004/10
Y1 - 2004/10
N2 - Theories of fiscal federalism, such as those propounded by Musgrave, Tiebout, and Brennan and Buchanan, prescribe assignment of revenue sources among federal, state, and local governments. In this article, we demonstrate that the recent diversification of municipal revenue sources in response to devolutionary forces does not follow the expectations of the fiscal federalism theories. Our analysis suggests that the use of an institutional approach to the study of fiscal federalism would help to reduce the mismatch between theory and reality.
AB - Theories of fiscal federalism, such as those propounded by Musgrave, Tiebout, and Brennan and Buchanan, prescribe assignment of revenue sources among federal, state, and local governments. In this article, we demonstrate that the recent diversification of municipal revenue sources in response to devolutionary forces does not follow the expectations of the fiscal federalism theories. Our analysis suggests that the use of an institutional approach to the study of fiscal federalism would help to reduce the mismatch between theory and reality.
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U2 - 10.1093/jopart/muh034
DO - 10.1093/jopart/muh034
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:4644297694
SN - 1053-1858
VL - 14
SP - 513
EP - 533
JO - Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory
JF - Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory
IS - 4
ER -