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National Taxation, Fiscal Federalism and Global Taxation

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This paper considers lessons from the practice of fiscal federalism for guidance on new approaches to development finance. Despite the fact that inter-regional redistribution in a federation relies on a central government with strong fiscal powers, the form of that redistribution can be used as a benchmark for international development assistance financing. In a federation, finance for less-developed regions takes the form of equalizing transfers to sub-national governments.

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  • Robin Boadway, 2003. "National Taxation, Fiscal Federalism and Global Taxation," WIDER Working Paper Series DP2003-87, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
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