Das bundesstaatliche Finanzausgleichssystem wurde 1995 reformiert und neu geordnet. Dieser sich über mehrere Jahre hinziehende Reformprozeß erscheint von besonderem Interesse. Erstens zeigt sein Ablauf grundsätzlich, wie polit-ökonomisch zu erklärende Interessenstrukturen der beteiligten...

Most countries pay substantial intergovernmental transfers to poor regions. Since these transfers are often paid with the aim of achieving regional convergence, they should have a positive effect on economic growth. However, it is equally possible that transfers perpetuate under-development by...

Intergovernmental transfers can be either conditional or unconditional with regard to the autonomy of local governments in spending such financial means. Although fiscal decentralisation has recently been quite pronounced in Eastern European transition countries, the dominance of a purpose- and...