Analyses the fiscal constitutions of developed, democratic western federations that can offer a model for a future EU fiscal federalism.
This open access book analyses the fiscal constitutions of developed, democratic Western federations that can offer a model for a future EU fiscal federalism.
The 2009-18 sovereign debt crisis revealed the urgency to overhaul the fiscal architecture of the EU to protect the Eurozone. In the book, national experts analyse the fiscal architecture of Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Germany, Switzerland, and the USA as key examples of federated entities that exercise autonomy in fiscal matters. Throughout their histories, these federations have faced political clashes between centre and periphery or among sub-federal entities which are reminiscent of current conflicts in the EU. Moreover, in times of crisis such as wars, the COVID-19 pandemic, or asymmetric economic shocks, their fiscal systems have been put under stress in comparable ways to the EU.
An interdisciplinary team of lawyers, political scientists, and economists uses the analysis of the sample federal states to provide concrete reform suggestions applicable to the EU. Thus, the book offers food for thought for researchers and advanced students, as well as for practitioners in the areas of administration and politics, to make the EU fiscal architecture more resilient in the face of future crises.
The ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com.
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Analyses the fiscal constitutions of developed, democratic western federations that can offer a model for a future EU fiscal federalism.
Comparing Fiscal Federations, Corinna Dornacher (University of Salzburg,
Austria), Stefan Griller (Vienna University of Economics and Business,
Austria), Florian Huber (University of Salzburg, Austria), Sonja Puntscher
Riekmann (Austrian Academy of Sciences, Austria), and Ivana Skazlic (Council
of European Municipalities and Regions, Belgium)
Part I: Fiscal Federalism in a Wider World
1. Australia, Nicholas Aroney (The University of Queensland, Australia) and
Alan Fenna (Curtin University, Australia)
2. Canada, André Lecours (University of Ottawa, Canada), Daniel Béland
(McGill University, Canada), Vanessa MacDonnell (University of Ottawa,
Canada), Peter Oliver (University of Ottawa, Canada), and Trevor Tombe
(University of Calgary, Canada)
3. Switzerland, Sean Müller (University of Lausanne, Switzerland)
4. United States of America, Jonathan Rodden (Stanford University, USA)
Part II: Fiscal Federalism in EU Member States
5. Austria, Franz Fallend (University of Salzburg, Austria), Rainer
Palmstorfer (University of Linz, Austria), and Hannes Winner (University of
Salzburg, Austria)
6. Belgium, Willem Sas (Hasselt University, Belgium), Damien Piron
(University of Liège, Belgium), André Decoster (Catholic University Leuven,
Belgium), and Patricia Popelier (University of Antwerp, Belgium)
7. Germany, Natalie Behnke (Technical University Darmstadt, Germany),
Christian Bender (University of Leipzig (Germany), Fabio Lennart Botta
(University of Leipzig, Germany), Simon Kempny (University of Bielefeld,
Germany), Mario Hesse (University of Leipzig, Germany), Thomas Lenk
(University of Leipzig, Germany) and Sebastian Plesdonat (University of
Bielefeld, Germany)
Part III: Fiscal Federalism in the EU?
8. An Analysis of the Existing System, Corinna Dornacher (University of
Salzburg, Austria), Stefan Griller (Vienna University of Economics and
Business, Austria), Florian Huber (University of Salzburg, Austria), Sonja
Puntscher Riekmann (Austrian Academy of Sciences, Austria), and Ivana Skazlic
(Council of European Municipalities and Regions, Belgium)
9. Lessons to be Learnt from Our Model Fiscal Federations, Corinna Dornacher
(University of Salzburg, Austria), Stefan Griller (Vienna University of
Economics and Business, Austria), Florian Huber (University of Salzburg,
Austria), Sonja Puntscher Riekmann (Austrian Academy of Sciences, Austria),
and Ivana Skazlic (Council of European Municipalities and Regions, Belgium)
10. Reform Options - Political Choices Based on Principled Reflection,
Corinna Dornacher (University of Salzburg, Austria), Stefan Griller (Vienna
University of Economics and Business, Austria), Florian Huber (University of
Salzburg, Austria), Sonja Puntscher Riekmann (Austrian Academy of Sciences,
Austria), and Ivana Skazlic (Council of European Municipalities and Regions,
Belgium)
Stefan Griller is Professor of European Law and Research Fellow at the Institute for European and International Law, Vienna University of Economics and Business, Austria. Florian Huber is Professor of Economics at the University of Salzburg, Austria. Sonja Puntscher Riekmann is Research Fellow at the Salzburg Centre of EU Studies SCEUS, Austria.
