Die Konsolidierung der öffentlichen Finanzen ist für Regierungen eine stete Herausforderung. Wirtschaftskrisen belasten die Haushalte in regelmäßigen Zyklen und Politiker schrecken aus Angst vor elektoraler Bestrafung vor Steuererhöhungen und Ausgabenkürzungen zurück. Vor diesem...

"The accounting systems of all levels of government in Europe have undergone substantial changes during the last twenty years, which have not always been communicated outside country boundaries in a timely manner. This book answers that shortcoming. With contributions by 25 leading researchers,...

This volume was prepared by Sebastian Benz while he was working at the Ifo Institute. It was completed in December 2013 and accepted as a doctoral thesis by the Department of Economics at the University of Munich. It includes five self-contained chapters. All chapters discuss different...