Dietmar Braun is Professor of Political Science at the Institut d'Etudes Politiques et Internationales, Université de Lausanne

Contents: Federal Fiscal Constitution and Intergovernmental Relationships: Introduction; Federal fiscal constitutions; Intergovernmental relationships. Fiscal Policy-Making: Fiscal policy-making in Canada; Fiscal policy-making in Germany; Contrasted cases: Canada and Germany; Fiscal policy-making in Belgium; Fiscal policy-making in Switzerland. Conclusions: How constraining is federalism in fiscal policy-making? Appendix: Fiscal policies from the 1970s to the 1990s; Notes; Bibliography; Index.