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18/Sep/2011
Márcia Miranda Soares, Pedro Robson Pereira Neiva
DOI: 10.1590/1981-3890201100020004
This paper analyses intergovernmental relations in Brazil based on the dynamics of the distribution of federal discretionary transfers to the states between 1997 and 2008. The theme becomes more relevant when we consider the process of fiscal recentralization that has taken place in Brazil, particularly from 1994 on, and the importance of discretionary transfers for state budgets. Our purpose is to identify which factors can account for a higher or lower state’s share in overall resources, by building on two […]
Keywords: Federal discretionary transfers; federalism; Fiscal federalism in Brazil