Download or read book The Practice of Fiscal Federalism written by Anwar Shah and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 2007 with total page 451 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contributors provide a fascinating account of how federal countries are confronting the traditional challenges of conflicts over division of fiscal powers while also coping with emerging challenges of globalization and citizen empowerment arising from the information revolution. They analyze how relationships and roles in different orders of government are being reshaped and show how local solutions inspired by global principles help strengthen government accountability and improve the quality of life for citizens.