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  1. 1. Introducing fiscal federalism in the EU - A way to counteract the democratic deficit?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Daniel Walther; [2011]
    Keywords : European Union; democratic deficit; fiscal federalism; scientific realism; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The member states of the European Union face a two-fold democratic challenge; both from the increased relevance of global economic forces and from the gradual strengthening of a still democratically deficient EU. By using a mixture of empirical findings and theoretical analysis to assess the causal mechanisms likely to ensue, the ability of European fiscal federalism to ameliorate this situation is assessed. READ MORE