Local governments in Japan account for about 80 per cent of general government spending when excluding social security expenditures. Therefore, for the implementation of fiscal policy it is important how local governments will behave. On the basis of the economic theories on fiscal federalism it...

Der Autor ist Honorarprofessor an der Deutschen Universität für Verwaltungswissenschaften in Speyer. Er bringt viel Verwaltungserfahrung als ehemaliger Beigeordneter, Stadtkämmerer und Geschäftsführer des Städtetages in Rheinland-Pfalz mit. In 10 Kapiteln analysiert er die Situation der...

To what extent should local and regional governments in the European Union be allowed to determine their own fiscal policies? This book explores the core issues of fiscal federalism in the European context. It combines theoretical and empirical analysis in addressing such questions as: what sort...