Fiscal Decentralization in Rentier Regions: Evidence from Russia

The paper argues that governments in regions that rely heavily on intergovernmental transfers and natural resource rents face serious distortions in their incentive structure. As a result, such regions tend to have more fiscally centralized governments than the regional characteristics would suggest...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Freinkman, Lev, Plekhanov, Alexander
Format: Journal Article
Language:EN
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5748