Introduction, Corinna Dornacher (University of Passau, Germany), Stefan Griller (Vienna University of Economics and Business, Austria), Florian Huber (University of Salzburg, Austria), Sonja Puntscher Riekmann (SCEUS, Austria), and Ivana Skazlic (Council of European Municipalities and Regions, Austria) Part I: Fiscal Federalism in a Wider World 1. Australia, Nicholas Aroney (Curtin University, Australia) and Alan Fenna (Curtin University, Australia) 2. Canada, André Lecours (University of Ottawa, Canada), Daniel Béland (McGill University, Canada), Vanessa MacDonnell (University of Ottawa, Canada), Peter Oliver (University of Ottowa, Canada), and Trevor Tombe (University of Calgary, Canada) 3. Switzerland, Sean Müller (University of Lausanne, Switzerland) 4. United States of America, Jonathan Rodden (Stanford University, USA) Part II: Fiscal Federalism in EU Member States 5. Austria, Franz Fallend (University of Salzburg, Austria), Rainer Palmstorfer (University of Linz, Austria), and Hannes Winner (University of Salzburg, Austria) 6. Belgium, Willem Sas (University of Stirling, UK), Damien Piron (University of Liège, Belgium), André Decoster (Catholic University Leuven, Belgium), and Patricia Popelier (University of Antwerp, Belgium) 7. Germany, Natalie Behnke (Technical University Darmstadt, Germany), Christian Bender (University of Leipzig (Germany), Mario Hesse (University of Leipzig, Germany), Simon Kempny (University of Bielefeld, Germany), Fabio Lennard Botta (University of Leipzig, Germany), Thomas Lenk (University of Leipzig, Germany), and Sebastian Plesdonat (University of Bielefeld, Germany) Part III: Fiscal Federalism in the EU? 8.

Analysis of the Existing EU System: Is This a Fiscal Federal System? Corinna Dornacher (University of Passau, Germany), Stefan Griller (Vienna University of Economics and Business, Austria), Florian Huber (University of Salzburg, Austria), Sonja Puntscher Riekmann (SCEUS, Austria), and Ivana Skazlic (Council of European Municipalities and Regions, Austria) 9. Lessons to be Learnt from Our Model Fiscal Federations, Corinna Dornacher (University of Passau, Germany), Stefan Griller (Vienna University of Economics and Business, Austria), Florian Huber (University of Salzburg, Austria), Sonja Puntscher Riekmann (SCEUS, Austria), and Ivana Skazlic (Council of European Municipalities and Regions, Austria) Part IV: Conclusion: Political Choices Based on Principled Reflection Corinna Dornacher (University of Passau, Germany), Stefan Griller (Vienna University of Economics and Business, Austria), Florian Huber (University of Salzburg, Austria), Sonja Puntscher Riekmann (SCEUS, Austria), and Ivana Skazlic (Council of European Municipalities and Regions, Austria).