Year: 2016
Author: Gawel, Erik, Strunz, Sebastian
Vierteljahrshefte zur Wirtschaftsforschung, Vol. 85 (2016), Iss. 4 : pp. 29–40
Abstract
Although Germany"s energy transition is widely perceived as a national project, transition policies are developed within a system of Multi-Level Governance: both European and sub-national levels contribute to shaping the transition pathway, either directly (e. g., via regional initiatives to deploy renewables) or indirectly (e. g., via EU-guidelines affecting national policies). Paradoxically, national transition policies are also criticized for both lack of European coordination and for discouraging regional transition efforts. The paper analyses the existing relations between national and supra-/subnational energy polices against the background of the theory of Fiscal Federalism, which focuses on the trade-off between decentralization and centralization. In particular, the paper weighs the benefits of centralization against the benefits of decentralized policy experimentation. Meanwhile, the exact amount of (de)centralization proves elusive. In consequence, the national level may provide the best option to pragmatically balancing the benefits of both centralization and decentralization.
Journal Article Details
Publisher Name: Global Science Press
Language: German
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3790/vjh.85.4.29
Vierteljahrshefte zur Wirtschaftsforschung, Vol. 85 (2016), Iss. 4 : pp. 29–40
Published online: 2016-12
AMS Subject Headings: Duncker & Humblot, Duncker & Humblot
Copyright: COPYRIGHT: © Global Science Press
Pages: 12
Keywords: Centralization decentralization energy transition fiscal federalism Germany multi-level governance H77 Q42 R12
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