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Consolidation Policies in Federal States: Conflicts and Solutions book cover

1st Edition

Consolidation Policies in Federal States Conflicts and Solutions

By Dietmar Braun, Christian Ruiz-Palmero, Johanna Schnabel Copyright 2017
316 Pages 19 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

320 Pages 19 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

320 Pages 19 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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The Global Financial Crisis has led to a renewed attention for the management of public debt and deficits of advanced and developing industrial states. To successfully deal with such problems of public finances raises particular concerns in federal states where fiscal competencies are split between two levels of government. This book offers comparative in-depth knowledge of political... Read more

Part I

1. Introduction

2. Concepts

Part II: Introduction to Case Studies

3. Canada

4. Switzerland

5. USA

6. Australia

7. Germany

8. Austria

9. Belgium

10. Spain

11. Argentina

12. Brazil

13. India

Part III

14. Comparative Insights and Theoretical Observations

Biography

Dietmar Braun is Professor of Comparative Political Science at the Institut d’Etudes Politiques, Historiques et Internationales of the University of Lausanne, Switzerland.

Christian Ruiz-Palmero is a PhD Candidate at the Institut d’Etudes Politiques, Historiques et Internationales of the University of Lausanne, Switzerland.

Johanna Schnabel is a PhD Candidate at the Institut d’Etudes Politiques, Historiques et Internationales of the University of Lausanne, Switzerland.

"...a rich empirical collection that scholars of fiscal federalism will much appreciate. The eclectic combination of concepts in the book’s analytical framework allows for a rather flexible empirical investigation that is adapted to each country... This approach results in broad and rich empirical analyses..." - Fabio Wasserfallen, University of Salzburg and University of Zurich, Book Review in Swiss Political Science Review (2018) Vol. 24(2): 204-214.

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