This volume examines key issues for economists interested in local government and, in particular, the functioning of institutions at regional and local levels. Adopting a multilateral approach to theory and policy, it stresses the need for real devolution and greater local accountability.
This volume examines key issues for economists interested in local government and, in particular, the functioning of institutions at regional and loca...
This century has seen the continuation of long-term trends in the movement of the territorial boundaries of nation states alongside the emergence of new tensions. The repercussions of the Scottish referendum and the heightened urgency of the Catalonia question along with the continued economic problems faced by the Eurozone have given new energy and context to debates on institutional and fiscal autonomy. Assessing the impact of increasing calls for wider fiscal autonomy in the UK, Spain, Switzerland, Argentina, Brazil, Germany, Italy and the USA this volume updates and adds significant new...
This century has seen the continuation of long-term trends in the movement of the territorial boundaries of nation states alongside the emergence of n...