Suppose N is a closed normal subgroup of a locally compact group G. A coaction e: A —» M(A ® C*(N)) of N on a C*-algebra A can be inflated to a coaction S of G on A , and the crossed product A x¿ G is then isomorphic to the induced C*-algebra Ind^A xe N . We prove this and a natural generalization in which A xf N is replaced by a twisted crossed product A x G/N G ; in case G is abelian, we reco...