This volume provides a unique insight into the ways local governments have maintained financial resilience in the face of the significant challenges posed by the era of austerity. Taking an international perspective, it provides an enlightening and practical analysis of the different capacities...

"Millions of people in the United States live with serious illnesses such as cancer, heart disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and dementia--often for many years. Those facing serious illness have a range of interconnected...

Recent data show wide disparity between Japan and the United States in the effectiveness of their health care systems. Japan spends close to the lowest percentage of its gross domestic product on health care among OECD countries, the United States spends the highest, yet life expectancies in...

This book examines the aging of the US population as a primary domestic public policy issue. An increase in the proportion of the elderly in the total population will potentially result in a significant growth in the number of beneficiaries in major federal entitlement programs, leading to...

Renommierte Fachexperten aus Wissenschaft und Praxis diskutieren anlässlich des 65. Geburtstages von Klaus Lüder über die neueren Entwicklungen im öffentlichen Rechnungswesen. Trotz der Weite seiner Forschungs- und Arbeitsgebiete konzentrieren sich die Beiträge auf die nachhaltige...

Am Beginn des 21. Jahrhunderts existieren in Europa mehrere Spielarten eines föderalen Staatsaufbaus. Im Zuge der europäischen Integration ist ein Spannungsfeld zwischen der Wahrnehmung von Aufgaben auf der europäischen und der nationalen Ebene entstanden. Die Analyse der verschiedenen...

This major Handbook addresses fiscal relations between different levels of government under the general rubric of "fiscal federalism", providing a review of the latest literature as well as an invaluable guide for practitioners and policy makers seeking informed policy options. The contributors...