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Fiscal Federalism in the European Union: How Far Are We?

In: Fiscal Policy in the European Union

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  • Rui Henrique Alves
  • Oscar Afonso

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Almost 60 years have gone by since Robert Schuman’s famous speech (Schuman, 1963), in which he described the ‘European federation’ as the ultimate goal of the integration process that was beginning at that time. However, the results of this process are clearly different for the two perspectives that comprise it: economics and politics.

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  • Rui Henrique Alves & Oscar Afonso, 2008. "Fiscal Federalism in the European Union: How Far Are We?," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: Jesús Ferreiro & Giuseppe Fontana & Felipe Serrano (ed.), Fiscal Policy in the European Union, chapter 1, pages 6-24, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palchp:978-0-230-22826-9_2
    DOI: 10.1057/9780230228269_2
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    Keywords

    European Union; Monetary Policy; Fiscal Policy; Monetary Union; Fiscal Decentralization;
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    JEL classification:

    • E62 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook - - - Fiscal Policy; Modern Monetary Theory
    • H77 - Public Economics - - State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations - - - Intergovernmental Relations; Federalism
    • H61 - Public Economics - - National Budget, Deficit, and Debt - - - Budget; Budget Systems

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