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George R.M. Anderson has been President and CEO of the Forum of Federations since 2005. He served over thirty years in Canada’s federal public service, where his positions included Deputy Minister of Natural Resources (2002-2005) and Deputy Minister for Intergovernmental Affairs in the Cabinet office (1996-2002). He held assistant deputy minister level positions in the energy, finance and foreign ministries. He has degrees in political science from Queen’s University and Oxford University, and a diploma from the École nationale d'administration in Paris. He was a fellow at Harvard University's Center for International Affairs in 1992-93. He is the author of Federalism: An Introduction (Oxford University Press: 2008) and is a trustee of Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario.

Fiscal Federalism: A Comparative Introduction
Fiscal Federalism: A Comparative Introduction

Nearly half of the world's people live in federations. Fiscal Federalism is a concise overview of how those countries with federal systems of government manage their finances. Topics covered include the distribution of taxation powers among different levels of government, regional equalization schemes, authority over natural resource revenues, and the impact of federalism on pension, welfare, and income assistance programs.

Fiscal Federalism is essential reading not only for students but for every taxpayer interested in where his or her money is going—and why.

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“A comprehensive and lucid treatment of the subject...written in jargon-free language and grounded in world-wide practice so as to keep the reader engaged from start to finish...It is a landmark contribution.”

- ANWAR SHAH,
WORLD BANK INSTITUTE,
WASHINGTON, DC


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