Fiscal federalism concept" that helps in designing financial relations between the national and subnational levels of the government, "fiscal decentralization on the other hand is a process of applying such principles". Federal and non-federal countries differ in the manner in which such principles are applied. Application differs because unitary and federal governments differ in their political and legislative context and thus provide different opportunities for fiscal decentralization. The concepts of fiscal federalism are related to vertical and horizontal fiscal relations. The notions related to horizontal fiscal relations are related to regional imbalances and horizontal competition. Similarly the notions related to fiscal relations
John Bull's Adventures in the Fiscal Wonderland John Bull's Adventures in the Fiscal Wonderland John Bull's Adventures in the Fiscal Wonderland is a novel by Charles Geake and Francis Carruthers Gould, written in 1904 and published by Methuen & Co. of London. It is a political parody of Lewis Carroll's two books, "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" and "Through the Looking-Glass". The book features 48 drawings after the originals by John Tenniel which were drawn by Francis Carruthers Gould. It is critical of the economic politics of the day, which John Bull tries to make sense of. A number of notable British politicians are identified in the book.