Fiscal Federalism and European Economic Integration - 9781138810969

Taylor & Francis

Fiscal Federalism and European Economic IntegrationAuthor(s): Mark Baimbridge, Philip Whyman\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138810969, 978-1138810969\nSynopsis\nThe 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 federalism, [url] the development of a centralised budgetary system. This impressive collection, with contributions from a range of internationally respected auth.