Fiscal federalism and European economic integration / edited by Mark Baimbridge and Philip Whyman.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Baimbridge, Mark.

Whyman, Philip.

Series:

Routledge studies in the European economy ; 13.

Routledge studies in the European economy ; 13

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Intergovernmental fiscal relations--European Union countries.

Intergovernmental fiscal relations.

Budget--European Union countries.

Budget.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (217 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The pace of economic integration amongst European Union (EU) member states has accelerated considerably during the past decade, highlighted by the process of Economic and Monetary Union (EMU). Many aspects of the EU's apparatus, however, have failed to evolve in order to meets these new challenges. This book explores the issue of fiscal federalism within the context of EU integration from theoretical, historical, policy and global perspectives. It contrasts the pace of integration amongst EU member states with the failure of financial and administrative apparatus to evolve to encompass fiscal

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; List of contributors; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction: fiscal federalism and EMU: an appraisal; An essay on fiscal federalism; The political economy of EMU and the EU Stability Pact; The development of EU budgetary measures and the rise of structural funding; The development of the EU Budget and EMU; Stabilization in EMU: a critical review; Fiscal and monetary policies; Australia's federal experience; Fiscal federalism in Switzerland: a public choice approach

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Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-134-53876-6

1-280-14080-1

0-203-98725-X

9780203987254

OCLC:

475942725