Hamilton's Paradox: The Promise and Peril of Fiscal Federalism (Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics)

Rodden, Jonathan A.

ISBN 10: 0521603668 / ISBN 13: 9780521603669

Published by Cambridge University Press, 2010

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Spine not creased. 230 x 155 mm. xvi, 324 pp. Reprint. First published 2006. A clean, bright copy.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Hamilton's Paradox: The Promise and Peril of Fiscal Federalism (Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521603668
• ISBN 13: 9780521603669
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Very Good
• Book Type: Book
• Seller catalogs:
  • Politics, Philosophy, Economics

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Synopsis

This book explains why different countries have had dramatically different experiences with subnational fiscal discipline.

About the Author

Jonathan Rodden is the Ford Career Development Associate Professor of Political Science at MIT, and was recently a visiting scholar at the Center for Basic Research in the Social Sciences at Harvard University. He received his Ph.D. in political science from Yale University, his B.A. from the University of Michigan, and was a Fulbright Fellow at the University of Leipzig. In collaboration with the World Bank, he recently co-edited a book entitled Fiscal Decentralization and the Challenge of Hard Budget Constraints (MIT Press 2003). His articles have appeared in journals including The American Journal of Political Science, The British Journal of Political Science, Comparative Politics, International Organization, The Virginia Law Review, and World Politics.