Fiscal Federalism in Unitary States

2004
ISBN: 978-1-4613-5109-2
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, Band 6, 185 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 306 g

Reihe: ZEI Studies in European Economics and Law

Decentralism of political power to regions and local government occurs worldwide in response to demands from the periphery. Such devolution of power raises a number of problems - political, financial, and legal. By gathering together important papers from a series of workshops sponsored by the SNS Constitutional Project and the Center for European Integration Studies, this volume presents a number of these problems from a truly interdisciplinary perspective.
The authors believe that fiscal federalism, while originating in formally federal states, is relevant also to the analysis of state-local relationships in unitary states with some degree of regional or local authority. Among the topics they cover are the division of responsibilities and powers of taxation, bailouts, systems of equalization, and state grants, as well as problems related to democracy and citizens' rights. While the book's primary focus is Nordic, its international perspective is enhanced by contributions from Europe, Canada, and the U.S.

Zielgruppe

Professional/practitioner

Autoren/Hrsg.

Molander, Per

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Öffentlicher Dienst, Öffentlicher Sektor

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction — Problems of Multi-level Democracies.- 2. Division of Powers.- 3. Swedish Local Government: Is There a Bailout Problem?.- 4. Fiscal Equalisation between Swedish Municipalities.- 5. Constraining Misuse of Funds from Intergovernmental Grants: A Legal Analysis.- 6. Democratic Governance and Local Autonomy.- 7. Why Federalism?.- 8. Strengthening Federalism in Sweden.- 9. A Summary, and Four Theses on State-local Relationships.