The growing interaction of world economies has increased the mobility of capital and reinforced the fiscal competition among countries. Since its creation the European Union tried to encourage the mobility while at the same time attempting to reduce the distortions caused to economic activities....

The discussion around the adequateness of the Constitution to the current economic setting is still ongoing. To see where, this discussion will lead eventually, it is interesting to compare the Italian decentralization process with a similar process undertaken in Belgium. This contribution...

The book tackles a key issue for the European Union: Fiscal Federalism. It evaluates the applicability of this theoretical perspective for the EU. Conversely, it pinpoints ways in which the diversity of existing fiscal settings and organisations, both at national and European levels, can throw...