Table of Contents

1. Introduction: German Federalism in Transition? Carolyn Moore, Wade Jacoby and Arthur B. Gunlicks Section 1: Reform Round 1 of German Federalism 2. A More Efficient and Accountable Federalism? An Analysis of the Consequences of Germany’s 2006 Constitutional Reform Simone Burkhart, Philip Manow and Daniel Ziblatt 3. A Successful Failure? The Contested Implications of Germany’s Federal Reforms Marcus Höreth 4. Still No Exit from the Joint Decision Trap: The German Federal Reform(s) Katrin Auel 5. From Joint Decision Traps to Over-regulated Federalism: Adverse Effects of a Successful Constitutional Reform Arthur Benz Section 2: Fiscal Federalism and Reform - Round 2 6. Fiscal Federalism in Germany: Problems, Proposals and Chances for Fundamental Reforms Beate Jochimsen 7. An End to the Reform Logjam? The Reform of German Federalism and Economic Policy-Making Reimut Zohlnhöfer 8. Public Attitudes towards German Federalism: A point of Departure for Reform of German (Fiscal) Federalism? Differences between Public Opinion and the Political Debate Ole Wintermann, Thieß Petersen and Henrik Scheller 9. Side Payments over Solidarity: Financing the Poor Cousins in Germany and the EU Wade Jacoby Section 3: A Wider View 10. Disentangling Double ‘Politikverflechtung’? The Implications of the Federal Reforms for Bund-Länder Relations on Europe Carolyn Moore and Annegret Eppler 11. Community, Diversity and Autonomy: The Challenges of Reforming German Federalism Fritz W. Scharpf 12. Groundhog Day: The Non-Reform of German Federalism, Again Charlie Jeffery

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University of Birmingham, UK Brigham Young University, USA