Publication: Russia's Transition to a New Federalism
Date
2001-02
ISSN
Published
2001-02
Author(s)
Martinez-Vasquez, Jorge
Boex, Jameson
Abstract
In the preface to this report, it is
asserted that, "history hovers... over any discussion
of fiscal federalism in Russia." This report not only
reviews that history, but also follows it to the present
situation with respect to the difficult policy choices
facing the new Putin-led government, and neatly links
Russia's choices with the broader issues facing any
country undergoing intergovernmental reform. Thus, the
authors weave into the discussion the dynamics of
Russia's options with respect to deciding who delivers
what services and how to finance these services with the
question of the fiscal politics of change, or the
intergovernmental and inter-regional balancing and
counterbalancing of power. Furthermore the authors tie these
questions together with those of how to implement good
governance: should it be piecemeal or unified, asymmetric or
uniform, and centrally driven or locally controlled? This
report also initiates the first in a series of studies that
will be published in the World Bank Institute's
Learning Resource Series on the issues of governance and
decentralization as they are framed by the WBI's
broader set of programs in public finance and financial management.
Citation
“Martinez-Vasquez, Jorge; Boex, Jameson. 2001. Russia's Transition to a New Federalism. WBI Learning Resources;. © Washington, DC: World Bank. http://openknowledge.worldbank.org/entities/publication/a2df52f8-b622-55b6-8274-2a447d865b91 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”