Federal Assistance and Local Services in the United States: The Evolution of a New Federalist Fiscal Order

The federalist fiscal structure of the United States has been evolving steadily towards the centralization of the financing of government services and transfers. Revenues are raised centrally and then transferred, via grants-in-aid, to state and local governments. This paper seeks to explain this美国的联邦制财政体制正稳步朝着政府服务融资与转移支付的集中化方向演进。财政收入由中央统一征集，随后通过财政补助拨款（grants-in-aid）拨付给州及地方政府。本文旨在阐释这一