Fiscal Federalism in the European Union

To what extent should local and regional governments in the European Union be allowed to determine their own fiscal policies? This book explores the core issues of fiscal federalism in the European context. It combines theoretical and empirical analysis in addressing such questions as: what sort of fiscal federalism is appropriate in the European Community, what are the dangers of more centralization, and what are the costs of greater decentralization.

Bernard Dafflon, Institute for Economic and Social Sciences, University of Fribourg. Michael Engelschalk, OECD, Paris. Amedeo Fossati, Institute of Public Finance, University of Genova. Guy Gilbert, GRALE-CNRS - University of Paris. David King, Department of Economics, University of Stirling. Jorgen R. Lotz, Ministry of Finance, Denmark. Alberto Majocchi, Department of Public Economics, University of Pavia. Javier Suarez-Pandiello, Department of Economics, University of Oviedo. Giancarlo Pola, Department of Economics, University of Ferrara. Erich Thoni, Institute of Public Finance, Leopold Franzens University, Innsbruck. Horst Zimmermann, Institute of Public Finance, Philipps University, Marburg.