Although the presence of objective formula-based grants is an important component of a stable, equitable and efficient system of intergovernmental fiscal relations, the final incidence of grants is not always according to what is stated in the formula because there are other intervening...

Expert contributors in economics and political science offer a comprehensive breakdown of the issue of local jurisdiction fragmentation and provide recommendations for successful policy reform. Topics discussed include economies of scale, the costs and benefits of voluntary and forced...

This paper offers an in-depth review of Galician production and employment macroaggregates since 1986, when it became an EEC member. As a whole, the balance shows a fairly average performance. With respect to the Spanish average, per capita GDP has slightly improved due to a shrinking population...

Why does the leftist party vote increase when turnout increases in some countries and not in others? Why does this happen in some instances in time but not in others? Thus far there exists no academic consensus on the relationship between turnout and electoral results. This paper argues that in...

Este artículo analiza las divergencias entre la inversión territorializada prevista en el proyecto de presupuestos, la aprobada en el presupuesto inicial, y la finalmente ejecutada por el Ministerio de Fomento. Comenzamos con una breve panorámica del centrifugado de inversiones en dicho...

. En este trabajo se analizan las causas del déficit de las Comunidades Autónomas (CCAA) en el período 1984-1999. Para ello, se parte de las relaciones existentes entre gasto no financiero, ingresos transferidos e ingresos autónomos. En un contexto en el que la dinámica global y a largo...