280.330 Federalism and fiscal relations in (federal) states
This course is in all assigned curricula part of the STEOP.
This course is in at least 1 assigned curriculum part of the STEOP.

2014W, SE, 2.0h, 4.0EC
TUWEL

Properties

  • Semester hours: 2.0
  • Credits: 4.0
  • Type: SE Seminar

Aim of course

Gaining an understanding about federalism and fiscal relations between different levels of government

Subject of course

Federalism – theory & practice
Competition and/or Cooperation
Legal competences versus processes
Local / legal preferences

Fiscal federalism

Public governance
Accountability and participation?
Transparency and ambiguity / confusion / (fiscal) illusion
Fiscal equivalence versus equity / efficiency

Fiscal and federalism reforms and barriers

Additional information

Please consider the plagiarism guidelines of TU Wien when writing your seminar paper: Directive concerning the handling of plagiarism (PDF)

Lecturers

Institute

Course dates

DayTimeDateLocationDescription
Fri10:00 - 12:0010.10.2014 Seminar room 267, IFIP, Resselgasse 5, 3. StockIntroduction, first seminar unit
Fri10:00 - 12:0017.10.2014 Seminar room 267, IFIP, Resselgasse 5, 3. StockDiscussion and questions about the two basic papers to be read & Discussion and draft of research question(s) to be answered in the seminar paper
Fri10:00 - 12:0031.10.2014 Seminar room 267, IFIP, Resselgasse 5, 3. StockFinal draft of research questions to be answered in the seminar paper
Fri13:00 - 17:0012.12.2014 Seminar room 267, IFIP, Resselgasse 5, 3. StockPresentation of final drafts of seminar papers by students
Fri13:00 - 17:0016.01.2015 Seminar room 267, IFIP, Resselgasse 5, 3. StockFinal discussion, summary & conclusions, wrap-up

Course registration

Begin End Deregistration end
19.08.2014 08:00 09.10.2014 12:00 17.10.2014 12:00

Curricula

Study CodeObligationSemesterPrecon.Info
066 440 Spatial Planning Not specified

Literature

No lecture notes are available.

Language

English