Reforming Federalism German Style - A First Step in the Right Direction

Thomas Döring and Stefan Voigt ()
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Thomas Döring: University of Kassel

No 2006-1-1161, German Working Papers in Law and Economics from Berkeley Electronic Press

Abstract: The German version of federalism, often called cooperative federalism", has been identified by many as one of the root causes for Germany becoming Europe's new sick man. Now, a number of changes in the institutions defining the relationship between the federal, the state and the local level have been passed. This contribution describes the most important changes and evaluates them from the point of view of fiscal federalism. It concludes that the changes are only a first step in the right direction, but a number of important steps have yet to follow.

Keywords: German Federalism Reform; Fiscal Federalism (search for similar items in EconPapers)
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