This is a key year for the evolution of international markets. The global economy is
experiencing the most severe downturn since the thirties, it is temporarily leaving a path of …

We analyze the issues relative to the formation of sub-unions in a federation, called
enhanced cooperation agreements in the European Union. When centralization is not …

The book offers a comprehensive empirical analysis of the determinants of changes in the
distribution of expenditure and revenue-raising powers among fiscal tiers in OECD …

I study a model of geopolitical organization endogenizing the size of nations, their public
spending and their degree of openness. The optimal geography may not be a stable …

Drawing on recent work on the creation and breakup of countries, this paper examines the
impact of economic and political integration on the vertical government structure. It argues …

What are the effects of unions between countries on international policy coordination? What
are the incentives to create unions between countries? Is gradualism a feasible way toward …

This investigation introduces an innovative model for studying the role of small states in
regional organisations. It conceptualises small states into region-engaging …

In the mainstream literature, the subjects of nation and nationalism, as a phenomenon, are
not discussed in the scope of nationhood; they are rather studied as a modern institution, or …

Vor diesem Hintergrund wird in der vorliegenden Untersuchung der statistische
Zusammenhang zwischen der Einwohnerzahl eines Kantons und den öffentlichen Pro-Kopf …

The study explores and analyses the level of understanding and shared meaning of
cooperative governance between the different spheres of government and how this …