Fiscal federalism reforms in the European Union and the Greek crisis

European Union Politics

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 127-142

  Hallerberg, Mark ^a  

^a HERTIE SCHOOL OF GOVERNANCE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brazil; crisis; Europe; fiscal federalism; fiscal policy; market discipline

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953122660     PISSN: 14651165     EISSN: 17412757     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1465116510387652     Document Type: Article

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