Finance and Governance of Capital Cities in Federal Systems

By Enid Slack & Rupak Chattopadhyay
Series: Thematic Issues in Federalism
Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
Hardcover : 9780773535640, 342 pages, November 2009
Paperback : 9780773535657, 342 pages, November 2009
Ebook (PDF) : 9780773576179, 342 pages, November 2009

Description

Using capital cities in Australia, Belgium, Canada, Ethiopia, Germany, India, Mexico, Nigeria, South Africa, Switzerland, and the United States as case studies, contributors examine federal policies towards capital cities, with a particular emphasis on how capital cities are funded and governed, and the extent to which the federal government compensates them for their unique role.