Pandemic inequality: new realities and prospects

Subnational Revenues: Realities and Prospects

The traditional theory of fiscal federalism prescribes a very limited tax base for subnational governments. The only "good" local taxes are said to be those (1) that are easy to administer locally, (2) that are imposed solely (or mainly) on local residents, and (3) that do not raise problems of "harmonization" or "competition" between subnational governments or between subnational and national ...

Local and Regional Revenues: Realities and Prospects

The traditional theory of fiscal federalism prescribes a very limited tax base for subnational governments. The only good local taxes are said to be those that are easy to administer locally, are imposed solely (or mainly) on local residents, and do not raise problems of harmonization or competition between subnational – local or regional governments or between subnational and national governme...

Inequality and the digital divide: myths and realities

Introduction............................................................................................................................................................. 2 Internet and inequality, key elements of the current analysis ................................................................................. 2 Internet citizens: not a world of equals .........................................

Organizational Effectiveness: New Realities

Achieving clinical equality in an influenza pandemic: patent realities.

A twenty-first century novel influenza A (H1N1) pandemic is currently unfolding, and the eventual scope of this public health crisis is not clear. In addition, ongoing surveillance of the avian influenza A (H5N1) virus reveals outbreaks of human-to-human transmission of the virus, with significant mortality. Effective pandemic management depends on pharmaceutical intervention with two different...