The Basque fiscal system contrasted to Nevada and Catalonia : in the time of major crises

Preface / Joseba Agirreazkuenaga -- Small states in a time of big crises: Nevada, Ireland, and the Basque autonomous community -- During the Great recession / Elliott Parker -- Resilience of cooperatives in times of crisis : are mondragon's strategies in coping with crisis still a competitive advantage? / Jon Landeta, Imanol Basterretxea, and Eneka Albizu -- Why does the Basque country cope better with financial crisis than Spain? / Andres Araujo -- The crisis of public finances in navarre and the economic agreement / Mikel Aranburu -- Self-government and the economic agreements for the Basque autonomous community and Navarre : the economic crisis, lessons learned, and prospects for the future / Juan Jose Ibarretxe -- Regional financing system, economic crisis, and the independence movement in Catalonia / Antoni Segura -- Fiscal consolidation and resilient self-government in the Basque country in periods of financial crises from 1814 to 2007 / Joseba Agirreazkuenaga and Eduardo Alonso Olea -- Beyond the great crash of 1929 : fiscal policy in Bizkaia (1929-37) / Mikel Erkoreka -- The role of regions with taxation powers in the European Union : the Basque economic agreement / Jose Rubi Cassinello -- Tax harmonization in federal systems : the Basque case / Gemma Martinez Barbara -- The arbitration board as a strengthening element in the institution of the economic agreement / Javier Muguruza Arrese -- Public policies under a multi-level perspective : tax policies in relation to cooperatives in the Basque country according to eu competition law / Sofia Arana Landin -- Eu competition law in relation to online Gambling : public tax policies in Spain and the Basque country / Irune Suberbiola Garbizu -- Bringing the basque economic agreement to the schools : first steps in democratic citizenship education and open government using new technologies / Joseba Inaki Arregi -- About the contributors