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Theme 4

The Fiscal Federalism theme process was led by Anwar Shah.

Theme 4: Country Roundtable Participants
Mahani Zainal Abidin, National Economic Action Council, Malaysia
Sam Adantia, University of Uyo, Nigeria
Rui Affonso, State of Sao Paulo Water and Sanitation Company, Brazil
Tanya Ajam, University of Cape Town, South Africa
Sunday Akpadiaha, Governor's Office, Nigeria
Eme Akpan, University of Uyo, Nigeria
Otoabasi Akpan, University of Uyo, Nigeria
Haji Mohd Aiseri bin Alias, Office of the State Secretary of Kelantan, Malaysia
H.K. Amamath, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, India
Mukesh Anand, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, India
George Anderson, Forum of Federations, Canada
Bernard Appy, Ministry of Finance, Brazil
Erika Araàºjo, Economic Consultant, Brazil
Mohamed Ariff, Malaysian Institute of Economic Research, Malaysia
Balveer Arora, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India
Linus Asuquo, Ministry of Science & Technology, Nigeria
Edet Attih, Ministry of Health, Nigeria
Fabrà­cio Augusto de Oliveira, Fundaà§à£o Joà£o Pinheiro, Brazil
Amaresh Bagchi, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, India
Simanti Bandyopadhyay, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, India
Nirmala Banerjee, Sachetna, India
Gary Banks, Productivity Commission, Australia
Raoul Blindenbacher, Forum of Federations, Canada/ Switzerland
Robin Boadway, Queen's University, Canada
Henner-Jörg Boehl, Member of Parliament, Germany
O.P. Bohra, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, India
Malcolm Booysen, Government of South Africa, South Africa
Canisius Braun, Cantonal Governments Conference, Switzerland
Kenneth Brown, South Africa
Jim Brown, The Council of State Governments, United States
Tomà¡s Bruginski de Paula, State of Sao Paulo Company for Partnerships of the Ministry of Finance, Brazil
Andrei Burenin, State Duma of Russian Federation, Russia
Michael Butler, Public Sector Policy Analysis, Canada
Bruce Campbell, Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, Canada
Luis Caramés Viéitez, University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Raimundo Eloy Carvalho, Department of Federal Revenue, Brazil
Antoni Castells Oliveres, Government of Catalunya, Spain
Lekha Chakraborty, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, India
Pinaki Chakraborty, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, India
Don Challen, Department of Treasury and Finance, Australia
Ian Chalmers, Australian Local Government Association, Australia
Diwan Chand, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, India
Rupak Chattopadhyay, Forum of Federations, Canada
Diana Chebenova, Forum of Federations, Canada
Kamalasen Chetty, Winelands District Municipality, South Africa
Chan Huan Chiang, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia
Mita Choudhury, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, India
Indrani Roy Chowdhury, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, India
José Augusto Coelho Fernandes, Confederaà§ao Nacional da Indàºstria, Brazil
EM Coleman, Finance, Mpumalanga, South Africa
Thomas J. Courchene, Queen's University, Canada
David Crawford, National Competition Council, Australia
Eugenia Cuéllar Barbeto, Financial Coordination for Autonomous Communities, Spain
Erzol D'Souza, Indian Institute of Management, India
Izzuddin bin Dali, Ministry of Finance, Malaysia
Wilson Baya Dandot, Chief Minister's Department, Malaysia
Paul Darby, Conference Board of Canada, Canada
Malti Das, Government of Karnataka, India
Donald Dennison, Next New Brunswick, Canada
Alexander Deryugin, Center for Fiscal Policy, Russia
Santiago Dà­az de Sarralde Miguez, Institute of Fiscal Studies, Spain
Navroz Dubash, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, India
Harley Duncan, Federation of Tax Administrators, United States
Asa Ebieme, Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Nigeria
Festus Egwaikhide, University of Ibadan, Nigeria
Reiner Eichenberger, University of Fribourg, Switzerland
Edet Ekanem, Daily Trust, Nigeria
Glory Ekong, Newsday Publication, Nigeria
Akpan Ekpo, University of Uyo, Nigeria
Ime Ekpoattai, Ministry of Rural Development, Nigeria
Isawa Elaigwu, Institute of Government and Social Resource, Nigeria
Okon Emah, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Nigeria
Okpongkpong Enobong Kubiat, Ministry of Economic Development, Nigeria
Saul Eslake, Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Limited, Australia
Dominique Faessler, Europartners, Switzerland
Patrick Fafard, Intergovernmental Affairs, Privy Council Office, Canada
Klaus Feiler, Senatsverwaltung für Finanzen, Germany
Lars P. Feld, University of Marburg, Germany
Angela Fernandez, Secretaria do Tesouro Nacional, Brazil
Wolfram Försterling, Staatskanzlei Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
William Fox, University of Tennessee, United States
Robert Gagné, école des Hautes études Commerciales, Canada
Vyacheslav Gaizer, Government of Komi Republic, Russia
Brian Galligan, University of Melbourne, Australia
Subhash Garg, Government of Rajasthan, India
Sol Garson Braule Pinto, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Otto-Erich Geske, Staatssekretär a.D., Germany
Gene Gibbons, Stateline.org, United States
Michael Gooda, Cooperative Research Centre for Aboriginal Health, Australia
Anjali Goyal, Government of India, India
Paul Grimes, Department of Treasury, Australia
Fà¡tima Guerreiro, Secretariat of Finance of Bahia, Brazil
Kristi Guillory, The Council of State Governments, United States
Theresa Gullo, Congressional Budget Office, United States
Manish Gupta, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, India
Prabhu Guptara, Wolfsberg Platform for Business and Executive Development, Switzerland
Merl Hackbart, University of Kentucky, United States
Ulrich Haede, Europa-Universität Viadrina, Germany
Jürgen von Hagen, Zentrum für Europäische Integrations-forschung, Germany
Abd Rahman bin Haji Imam Arshad, Office of the State Secretary of Pahang, Malaysia
Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah, Malaysia
Jim Hancock, University of Adelaide, Australia
Jan Harris, Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet, Australia
Jamaludin bin Hasan, Office of the State Secretary of Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
Luiz Carlos Jorge Hauly, Camara dos deputados, Brazil
Clifford F Herbert, Percetakan Nasional Malaysia Berhad, Malaysia
Ana Herrero Alcalde, National University for Distance Education, Spain
Anton Hofmann, Bayerische Staatskanzlei, Germany
Rainer Holtschneider, Staatssekretär a.D., Germany
Rudolf Hrbek, University of Tübingen, Germany
Gottfried Huba, Staatskanzlei Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Anna Hughes, Australian Local Government Association, Australia
Albert Igudin, Ministry of Finance of Russian Federation, Russia
Dorothy Jaketa, Local Government and Housing, South Africa
P.R. Jena, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, India
Musalmah Johan, Malaysian Institute of Economic Research, Malaysia
Alcides Jorge Costa, National Treasury Secretariat, Brazil
Jaya Josie, Financial and Fiscal Commission, South Africa
Azidin Wan Abdul Kadir, Malaysian Institute of Economic Research, Malaysia
Ajit Karnik, University of Bombay, India
Abigail Karos, Forum of Federations, Canada
Christian Kastrop, Bundesministerium der Finanzen, Germany
Beth Kellar, International City/ County Management Association, United States
Alexandra Kenney, Lafayette College, United States
Bongani Khumalo, Financial and Fiscal Commission, South Africa
Andreas Kienemund, Bundesministerium der Finanzen, Germany
John Kincaid, Lafayette College, United States
Gebhard Kirchgässner, University of St. Gallen, Switzerland
Michael Kleiner, Staatsministerium Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Vladimir Klimanov, Institute of Public Finance Reforms, Russia
Lee Cheok Kua, Gerakan Belia Bersatu Malaysia, Malaysia
Galina Kurlyandskaya, Center for Fiscal Policy, Russia
Mala Lalwani, University of Bombay, India
Kobi Lambert, Akwa Ibom Investment and Industrial Promotion Council, Nigeria
Aleksey Lavrov, Ministry of Finance, Russia
Silke LeàYenich, Ministerium der Finanzen, Germany
Edilberto Lima, Cà¢mara dos deputados, Brazil
Elayne Yee Siew Lin, Malaysian Institute of Economic Research, Malaysia
Wolf Linder, University of Bern, Switzerland
Maurà­cio Estellita Lins Costa, Presidência da Repàºblica, Brazil
Bruce Little, Former Globe and Mail Journalist, Canada
Ian Little, Department of Treasury and Finance, Australia
John Litwak, World Bank, Moscow Office, Russia
Alberto López Basaguren, University of Paà­s Vasco, Spain
Guillem Lopez Casasnovas, Pompeu Fabra University, Spain
Julio López Laborda, University of Zaragoza, Spain
Javier Loscos Fernà¡ndez, Institute of Fiscal Studies, Spain
Doug MacArthur, Simon Fraser University at Harbour Centre, Canada
L. Ian MacDonald, Institute for Research on Public Policy, Canada
David MacDonald, Forum of Federations, Canada
Cristina MacDowell, Escola de Administraà§à£o Fazendà¡ria, Brazil
Nadejda Macsimova, State Duma of Russian Federation, Russia
Sulaiman Mahbob, Integrity Institute of Malaysia, Malaysia
Mohd Razali bin Mahusin, Office of the State Secretary of Johor, Malaysia
Akhtar Majeed, Hamdard University, India
Debdatta Majumdar, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, India
Gcobani Mancotywa, First National Bank Public Sector Banking, South Africa
S.K. Mandai, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, India
O.P. Mathur, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, India
Ginigene Mbanefois, University of Ibadan, Nigeria
David McLaughlin, Council of the Federation, Canada
Irina Medina, State Research Institute of System Analysis of the Account Chamber of Russian Federation, Russia
Peter Meekison, University of Alberta, Canada
Anthony Melck, University of Pretoria, South Africa
Mónica Melle Hernà¡ndez, Ministry of Public Administration, Spain
Gilmar Mendes, Supreme Federal Tribunal, Brazil
Marcos Mendes, Senado Federal, Brazil
Hans Meyer, Humboldt-University, Germany
John Milne, Capitol Management, United States
Stanislav Mironov, Government of Astrakhan Oblast, Russia
Sergey Miroshnikov, Ministry of Regional Development of Russian Federation, Russia
Peter Mischler, University of Fribourg, Switzerland
Jorge Khalil Miski, MF-STN, Brazil
Sergey Mitrohin, Russian Democratic Party 'Yabloko,' Russia
Modise Moatlhodi, First National Bank Public Sector Banking, South Africa
Mustapa bin Mohamed, National Economic Action Council, Malaysia
Renosi Mokate, Financial and Fiscal Commission, South Africa
Gugu Moloi, Umgeni Water, South Africa
Mà´nica Mora, Institute for Applied Economics, Brazil
Alan Morris, Commonwealth Grants Commission, Australia
Walter Moser, Federal Tax Administration, Switzerland
Hiranya Mukhopadhyay, Asian Development Bank, India
Rinku Murugai, The World Bank, India
Carlos Mussi, Organizaà§à£o das Naà§àµes Unidas, Brazil
Suresh Narayanan, Universityof Malaysia, Malaysia
Gautam Naresh, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, India
Ramon Navaratnam, The Sunway Group, Malaysia
Neva Nhlanhla, Congress of South Africa Trade Unions, South Africa
James Nkoana, Univeristy of Cape Town, South Africa
Phang Siew Noi, University of Malaya, Malaysia
Alain Noà«l, Université de Montréal, Canada
Aleksey Novikov, Standard & Poors Russia, Russia
Nsudoh Nsujoh, University of Uyo, Nigeria
Festus Odoko, Central Bank of Nigeria, Nigeria
Donatus Okon, Ministry of Finance, Akwa Ibom State Government, Nigeria
Nice Okure, Akwa Ibom Investment and Industrial Promotion Council, Nigeria
Juan José Otamendi Garcà­a-Jalón, Financial Coordination for Autonomous Communities, Spain
Ramlan bin Othman, Office of the Chief Minister of Selangor, Malaysia
Aris bin Othman, Malaysian Airports Holdings Berhad, Malaysia
James Overly, The Washington Times, Nigeria
André Luiz Barreto de Paiva Filho, Ministério da Fazenda, Brazil
Rita Pandey, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, India
Luciano Patrà­cio, Ministério da Fazenda, Brazil
David Peloquin, Secretariat to the Expert panel on Equalization and Territorial Formula Financing, Canada
Ramón Pérez Pérez, Ministry of Public Administration, Spain
Jeffrey Petchey, Curtin University of Technology, Australia
Myron Peter, Financial and Fiscal Commission, South Africa
Marcelo Piancastelli, Institute for Applied Economics, Brazil
Tatiana Pogorelova, Government of Stavropol Krai, Russia
Paul Posner, U.S. Government Accountability Office, United States
Sergio Prado, Sao Paulo State University at Campinas, Brazil
Jennifer Prince, The Treasury, Australia
Adroaldo Quintela, Secretariat for Federative Affairs, Brazil
José Roberto R. Afonso, Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Econà´mico e Social e Camara dos Deputados, Brazil
Vyacheslav Ragozin, Government of Republic of Karelia, Russia
Indira Rajaraman, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, India
Subba Rao, Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister, Government of India, India
Govinda Rao, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, India
Kavita Rao, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, India
S.K Rao, College of India, India
Bhujanga Rao, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, India
V.I. Ravishankar, The World Bank, India Office, India
Odoukpo Regina Oliver, Ministry of Economic Development, Nigeria
Ross Reid, Government of Newfoundland, Canada
Wolfgang Renzsch, University of Magdeburg, Germany
Fernando Rezende, Getulio Vargas Foundation Rodolfo Tourinho, Brazil
Maureen Riehl, National Retail Federation, United States
Jürgen Rinne, Mitarbeiter der SPD-Fraktion im Deutschen Bundestag, Germany
Horst Risse, Sekretariat des Bundesrates, Germany
M. Elvira Rodrà­guez Herrer, Spanish Congress, Spain
José Antonio Roselló Rausell, Government of the Balears Islands, Spain
Saiful Azhar Rosly, Malaysian Institute of Economic Research, Malaysia
Jesàºs Ruiz-Huerta Carbonell, Institute of Fiscal Studies, Spain
Kubah Saleh, National Youth Council of Nigeria, Nigeria
Javier Salinas Jiménez, Institute of Fiscal Studies, Spain
Ismail Md Salleh, International University College of Technology Twintech, Malaysia
I.V.M. Sarma, University of Hyderabad, India
Tony Saviour, Nigerian Television Authority, Nigeria
Upinder Sawhney, Punjab University, India
Christoph Schaltegger, Federal Tax Administration, Switzerland
Robert Searle, Commonwealth Grants Commission, Australia
Kala Seetharam Sridhar, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, India
Helmut Seitz, Technische Universität Dresden, Germany
Tapas Sen, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, India
Bethuel Sethai, Financial and Fiscal Commission, South Africa
Anwar Shah, World Bank Institute, United States
Enid Slack, University of Toronto, Canada
Alba Solà  Pagà¨s, University of Barcelona, Spain
Joaquim Solé-Vilanova, University of Barcelona, Spain
John Spasojevic, Commonwealth Grants Commission, Australia
Dan Sprague, The Council of State Governments, United States
Christine SteinbeiàY-Winkelmann, Bundesministerium der Justiz, Germany
Carl Stenberg, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, United States
France St-Hilaire, Institute for Research on Public Policy, Canada
Syed Unan Mashri bin Syed Abdullah, Office of the State Secretary of Kedah, Malaysia
Stepan Titov, World Bank, Moscow Office, Russia
Jose Manuel Trà¡nchez Martà­n, National University for Distance Education, Spain
Ibia Trenchand Okon, Ministry of Finance, Akwa Ibom State Government, Nigeria
Ilya Trunin, Institute for the Economy in Transition, Russia
David Tune, The Treasury, Australia
Bernard Turgéon, Quebec Ministry of Finance, Canada
Iniobong Udoh, Nigeria Television Authority, Nigeria
Monday Udoka, Bureau of Cooperative Development, Nigeria
Thorsten Uehlein, University of St. Gallen, Switzerland
Ebebe Ukpong, Ministry of Economic Development, Nigeria
Umana O. Umana, Ministry of Finance, Nigeria
Okon Umoh, University of Uyo, Nigeria
Enubong Uwah, National Youth Council, Nigeria
Uwatt B. Uwatt, University of Uyo, Nigeria
Renato Villela, Institute for Applied Economics, Brazil
Renuka Viswanathan, Planning Commission, Government of lndia, India
Juergen von Hagen, Zentrum für Europäische Integrationsforschung, Germany
Pang Teck Wai, Ministry of Industrial Development Sabah, Malaysia
Roger Wilkins, Government of New South Wales, Australia
Jim Wright, Department of Treasury and Finance, Australia
Galina Yudashkina, Government of Russian Federation, Russia
Andrei Yurin, Ministry of Finance of Russian Federation, Russia
Zainal Aznam Yusof, Government of Malaysia, Malaysia
Farah Zahir, The World Bank, India Office, India
Florian Ziegenbart, Universität Tübingen, Germany