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Flexibility and employment security in Europe : labour markets in transition

Muffels, R. J. A. (contributor) - 2008

This book seeks to gain a better understanding of the paradoxical relationship between the alleged need of European labour markets to become more flexible and the way in which national policies pursue this aim without jeopardising existing high standards of income and employment security....

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Employment protection legislation : evolution, effects, winners and losers

Skedinger, Per - 2010

Employment protection legislation is one of the most controversial issues in the labour market. In this insightful book, Per Skedinger provides an overview of the design, evolution and research on the effects of employment protection legislation around the world

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The political economy of inter-regional fiscal flows : measurement, determinants and effects on country stability

Solé Ollé, Albert (contributor); Espasa, Marta (contributor) - 2010

Struggles over what a region receives, or should receive, from the budget of the central government are common to many countries. Discussions often focus on the measures of 'net fiscal flows' or 'fiscal balances' provided by the government or other actors. This unique book shows just how these...

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Handbook of fiscal federalism

Ahmad, Ehtisham (ed.); Brosio, Giorgio (ed.) - 2006

"fiscal federalism", providing a review of the latest literature as well as an invaluable guide for practitioners and policy …pt. 1. Approaches to fiscal federalism -- pt. 2. Decentralization and development -- pt. 3. Implementing multilevel …

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State and local fiscal policy : thinking outside the box?

Wallace, Sally (contributor) - 2010

In this broad and illuminating work, experts on public finance discuss innovations in state and local tax policy that have been implemented or considered over the course of the last three decades. The authors provide original work that analyzes whether state and local governments have 'gone...

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Effective federalism and local finance

Ahmad, Ehtisham - 2011

Fiscal federalism has been the subject of much scholarly debate over the years. These volumes successfully bring … affects relations between varying levels of government, and examine the hypotheses underlying the theory of fiscal federalism … Barry R. Weingast (1995), 'Federalism, Chinese Style: The Political Basis for Economic Success in China', World Politics, 48 …

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Legal institutions and economic development

Parisi, Francesco (contributor); Cooter, Robert (contributor) - 2009

. Inman and Daniel L. Rubinfeld (1997), 'Rethinking Federalism', Journal of Economic Perspectives, 11 (4), Fall, 43 …-64 -- Lucian Arye Bebchuk (1992), 'Federalism and the Corporation: The Desirable Limits on State Competition in Corporate Law …

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Fiscal federalism and state-local finance : the Scandinavian perspective

Rattsø, Jørn (ed.) - 1998

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Climate change, transport, and environmental policy : empirical applications in a federal system

Proost, S. (ed.); Braden, John B. (ed.) - 1998

This important new book presents a state-of-the-art assessment of how economic models can be used by different levels of government to combat environmental problems. It considers policies for climate change and transport that can be used at federal and confederal levels of government. The...

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Environmental policy with political and economic integration : the European Union and the United States

Braden, John B. (ed.); Folmer, Henk (ed.); Ulen, Thomas (ed.) - 1996

Which level of government is most appropriate for environmental policy making in a confederal or federal system? How does the level of government at which policy is made and implemented affect the choice of policy instruments? This important new volume addresses these problems by comparing...

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