Fiscal constitutions comprise the set of rules and frameworks guiding fiscal policy that are enshrined in a country’s fundamental laws. This paper compares the fiscal constitutions of 15 federal countries by empirically assessing five building blocks: 1) the power of sub-national governments...

"This book examines the evolution of fiscal capacity in the context of colonial state formation and the changing world order between 1850 and 1960. Until the early nineteenth century, European colonial control over Asia and Africa was largely confined to coastal and island settlements, which...

This volume contributes to empirical research on the role of national fiscal rules and institutions in shaping fiscal policies. It provides original, policy-oriented analysis on a number of questions and gives illuminating conclusions about the devices which promote sound and sustainable policy....

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...