Functional, Overlapping and Competing Jurisdictions (FOCJ): A Complement and Alternative to Today's Federalism

@inproceedings{Eichenberger2006FunctionalOA,
  title={Functional, Overlapping and Competing Jurisdictions (FOCJ): A Complement and Alternative to Today's Federalism},
  author={Reiner Eichenberger and Bruno S. Frey},
  year={2006}
}
This major Handbook addresses fiscal relations between different levels of government under the general rubric of ‘fiscal federalism’, providing a review of the latest literature as well as an invaluable guide for practitioners and policy makers seeking informed policy options. The contributors include leading lights in the field, many of whom have themselves made seminal contributions to the literature. 
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