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

About the Author

Carolyn Moore is the Deputy Director of the Institute of German Studies, and Programme Director of the European Studies MA, at the European Research Institute, University of Birmingham, UK.


Wade Jacoby is Professor of Political Science, Brigham Young University, USA.