Fiscal Federalism and European Economic Integration

ISBN-13: 9781138810969 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 216 str.

Mark Baimbridge; Philip Whyman

Opis

Contrasting the pace of integration amongst EU member states with the failure of financial and administrative apparatus to evolve to encompass fiscal federalism, this volume explores the issue of fiscal federalism from theoretical, historical, policy and global perspectives.

Spis treści

1. Fiscal federalism and EMU: an appraisal Philip Whyman and Mark Baimbridge Part 1: Theory of fiscal federalism 2. An essay on fiscal federalism Wallace E. Oates 3. The political economy of EMU and the EU Stability Pact Ralph Rotte Part 2: Development of EU budgetary measures 4. The development of EU budgetary measures and the rise of structural funding Jeffrey Harrop 5. The development of the EU budget and EMU Brian Ardy Part 3: EMU and fiscal federalism 6. Stabilisation in EMU: a critical review Robert Ackrill 7. Fiscal and monetary policies Edward M. Gramlich and Paul R. Wood Part 4: A global perspective 8. Australia's federal experience Jeff Petchey and Graeme Wells 9. Fiscal federalism in Switzerland: a public choice approach Christoph A. Schaltegger and René L. Frey 10. Fiscal institutions, regional adjustment and convergence in Canada's currency union: lessons for EMU Tracy R. Snoddon

O autorze

Mark Baimbridge is Senior Lecturer on Economics at the University of Bradford, UK. Philip Whyman is Reader in Economics at the University of Central Lancashire.