Fiscal Federalism and Equalisation Transfers

Balancing Regional Autonomy and Solidarity

Author: Mikel Erkoreka Series: Studies in Territorial and Cultural Diversity Governance

Fiscal Federalism and Equalisation Transfers

The book analyses the challenges and risks provoked by territorial inequalities in the internal cohesion of federal and decentralised countries. It aims to serve as a reference on the present and future of fiscal equalisation systems in the field of federal studies.

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This edited volume puts the spotlight on the socioeconomic, financial and political challenges provoked by territorial fiscal inequalities in federal systems and the diversity of mechanisms created by the different federations in confronting or mitigating its adverse consequences. The main goal of the book is to study the state of the question of territorial inequalities and fiscal equalisation systems in federal and decentralised countries after the 2008 financial crisis and the COVID-19 health crisis. The volume combines theoretical approaches with case studies and involves scholars from various disciplines in order to provide a comprehensive view of the issue.

About the Author

Mikel Erkoreka is the Director of the Ituna Center for Basque Economic Agreement and Fiscal Federalism Studies and Senior Lecturer of Public Policy and Economic History at the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU). His main research fields are public finances, fiscal federalism and economic history.