Germany`s disappointing economic performance causes political upsets. If the next government intents to be more successfull than the current one, fundamental reforms are to be enforced. Germany`s inadequate federal system is a major growth obstacle. The country forgoes the benefits of...

Based on a theoretical framework on custodial and non-custodial sentencing, the paper provides econometric tests on the effectiveness of police, public prosecution and courts. Using a unique dataset covering German states for the period 1977-2001, a comprehensive system of criminal prosecution...

This paper uses the findings of a very recent major international research collaboration on the impact of federal arrangements on the development of the welfare state to explore the possibilities of progress beyond Europe's present diversity of nation-state welfare standards. These findings -...

In den letzten Jahren ist das deutsche Föderalismus-Modell verstärkt in die Kritik geraten. Finanzausgleich und Kompetenzverteilung wurden in der aktuellen Verfassungsdebatte ausgiebig diskutiert, kaum dagegen bundespolitische Entscheidungsverfahren. Inwieweit sind Forderungen nach einer...