Download or read book Russia's Transition to a New Federalism written by Jorge Martinez-Vazquez and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2001-01-01 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: WBI Learning Resources discuss issues in economic development policy and lessons from experience in a way that can be understood by non-specialists. This is the first in a series that will look at governance and decentralisation and looks at the implications of federalism on the growth of Russia's economy. In particular it looks at the impact of fiscal decentralisation as the way intergovernmental finances are resolved influences the transition and macroeconomic stability.