Guest editorial
Optimal decentralization -- a conceptual approach to the reform of German federalism 375 – 383
D Biehl
Fiscal equalization between states in West Germany 385 – 393
H Zimmermann
Regional planning 395 – 402
B Dietrichs
Regional economic policy within the framework of cooperative federalism 403 – 409
P Klemmer
Entrepreneurs in America: are they really a different breed? 411 – 422
R D Bingham, J E Melkers
Polish local government in transition 423 – 444
J Regulski
Federal expenditure-to-revenue ratios in the United States of America, 1971 - 85: an exploration of spatial equity under the 'new federalism' 445 – 470
C Thompson
Multidimensionality in state policy and programs: a critique of pluralist state theory 471 – 474
T Klak
State and society: some reflections on theory and theory-building 475 – 482
G-C Lim
Reviews 483 – 488
Indexes 489 – 492
