This article seeks to comprehend the conflict between trade values and other values ("trade and...problems"), such as environmental protection, labor rights or free competition, through comparative institutional analysis using cost-benefit analysis: comparative institutional cost-benefit...

The paper considers the issue of whether a supranational fiscal policy in Europe is needed, and, if so what responsibilities it should undertake. The literature on endogenous growth and the principle of subsidiarity suggest that such a policy should be limited to externalities or economies of...

Regionalization and Federalization in European Union are concepts which should be clarified in order to assure best financial allotments through EU budget. Historical background can direct EU policies giving good practice guidelines for the future. Starting from the European models, now when all...

In this paper, we build upon earlier research on second order devolution and subsidiarity in state-local functions and expenditures. Our focus here is on second order devolution and policy outcomes. Do centralized state services produce different outcomes than decentralized services? We attempt...

The paper shows that the question that is relevant for the debate on the efficacy of development assistance is not so much as an issue of how much, but rather for what. In view of the growing awareness of ODA's inefficiency in achieving intended aims, this paper proposes an alternative approach...