Unter dem Titel <Die Krise. Politik zu Lasten der Steuerzahler> wird die Verstrickung aller staatlichen Ebenen in die Finanzkrise analysiert. Die Schrift zeigt auf, welche Konsequenzen die Politik ziehen muss, um die Gefahr einer nächsten Krise zu bannen.(Quelle: BdSt Deutschland e.V. / Internet).

"State guarantees commonly function as financial panacea, allowing states to consolidate banking systems and create intergovernmental funds. Rules surrounding state guarantees were relaxed during the 2007-2008 financial crisis, allowing states to use them for financing small and medium-sized...

Introduction: The Relevance and Conceptualisation of Local Public Finance Regulatory Regimes -- PART I. Concepts of Regulation -- Budget Institutions for Subnational Fiscal Discipline: Local Fiscal Rules in Post-Crisis EU Countries -- Fiscal Rules at the Local Level: The Challenge of Enforcement...

This book is based upon a comparative public administration research project, initiated by the Hertie School of Governance (Germany) and the Bertelsmann Foundation (Germany) and supported by a network of researchers from many EU countries. It analyzes both the regimes and the practices of local...