Introduction -- A historical overview of Russia's transition -- The territorial and administrative structure of local governments -- Subnational government responsibilities -- The assignment of revenues at the subnational level -- Intergovernmental fiscal transfers -- Subnational borrowing -- Budgeting practices and fiscal management at the subnational level -- Conclusion
Summary
The exposition is based on an analytical framework covering all?building blocks? of fiscal federalism: size and structure of jurisdictions, expenditures, revenues, transfers, and borrowing. The application of this framework to Russian settings results in a comprehensive assessment of the state of intergovernmental fiscal relations in Russia
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-211)
