The New Democratic Federalism For Europe

Functional, Overlapping and Competing Jurisdictions

Studies in Fiscal Federalism and State-local Finance series

Bruno S. Frey, Distinguished Professor of Behavioural Science, University of Warwick, UK, Guest Professor, Zeppelin University, Friedrichshafen, Germany and Research Director, CREMA – Centre for Research in Economics, Management and the Arts, Switzerland and Reiner Eichenberger, Universität Fribourg, Switzerland

This innovative book proposes a new institutional arrangement for government to fulfil the needs of its citizens as well as possible. Existing aspects of federalism and direct democracy in Europe are strengthened, and as a result future developments arising in the region are coped with better.

‘. . . this is a stimulating pioneer work. They should extend it and the rest of us should act as missionaries.’
– Gordon Tullock, Public Choice

‘. . . the authors not only provide an implicit discussion of the problems of the nation-state, but they also outline an alternative, with a defence of why and how it would work effectively. . . the book provokes thought and debate. It is a welcome creative addition to an already rich literature.’
– Journal of International Law and Politics