Fiscal Policies in Federal States

by Dietmar Braun, Sonja Walti, Anne-Beatrice Bullinger

This text investigates the impact of federal structure on fiscal policy-making in four country cases and answers the question to what extent federal structures hinder or, on the contrary, enhance a states' decision and co-ordination capacity in the field of fiscal policy. It questions the common assumption that federal structures restrain the co-ordination and hence macroeconomic management capacity.

302 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 2003