Mutual debt liability of the German federal states (Länder) contributed to the large increase of public debt in Germany over the last half century. A commission eager to impose stricter debt limits on state budgets encountered opposition by the Länder. This article proposes the strengthening...

It is often said that the parliament should represent the opinions found in the population and that the government should be held accountable for its political program. It is shown in the paper that these two functions rely on two different basic models of democracy which are not fully...

Organ transplantation is traditionally regarded as a part of law and ethics, but it embodies fundamental economic problems. 1,500 patients die as a consequence of organ shortage in Germany every year. Government regulation is not aimed at closing this gap by facilitating donors and receivers to...