The purpose of my thesis is to analyse the tools and consequences of the fiscal federalism in Spain. Decentralization process has started along with democratization since passing new Constitution in 1978. It has been mainly reaction to cultural, historical and political reasons of creation of Autonomous Communities. Economic crisis stroke the Spanish economy very strongly and has been a challenge for the whole financing model. Thus, the main aim of my thesis is to deal with the recent development of the financing model. Since Spain is a member of the European Union, I describe also tools of the fiscal federalism put forward by the European Union. Spain is considered to be one of the most decentralized countries in Europe. In my thesis I want to prove that further decentralization has been confirmed by reforms responding to the economic crisis. Then, I want to show that used tools of fiscal federalism are profitable for both state and autonomous communities and positively affect economy of Spain and that they has helped to deal with economic crisis. Finally, I want to show that Spain is getting closer to federal arrangement of government. As has been proved, decentralization is still prevailing tendency in financing model of autonomous communities. But central government has been proposing...
Historical Studies on Spain
Geography and Environmental Studies in Latin America
espanolLos Cabildos Insulares canarios son organos de gobierno y administracion de cada una de las islas. Desde la Ley de 11 de julio de 1912 hasta la actualidad han adquirido un gran arraigo en la Administracion local de Canarias. Con el advenimiento del “Estado autonomico” han enriquecido su naturaleza, puesto que no son solo corporaciones locales, sino instituciones de la Comunidad Autonoma (arts. 8. 2 y 23 del Estatuto de Autonomia). Esto ha supuesto la plasmacion de una opcion claramente descentralizadora, que erige a las Corporaciones insulares en piezas esenciales del sistema, ya que disponen de un elenco de competencias de evidente significacion. En el siglo XXI es claro que no seria razonable prescindir de estas instituciones, al margen de la existencia de fuertes crisis economicas o de reformas organizativas, porque los Cabildos ni tienen ni han tenido nunca la posicion institucional d EnglishThe Canary Island Councils are organs of government and administration of each of the island. Since the Law of July 11, 1912 to the present have acquired a great importance in the local government of the Canary Islands. With the advent of the “Autonomous State” have enriched their nature, since they are not only local corporations, but institutions of the Autonomous Community (arts 8.2 and 23 of the Statute of Autonomy). This has involved the demonstration of clear decentralization option, which stands to the Island Corporations essential parts of the system, as they have a list of competencies of significance. In the XXI century is clear that it would be unreasonable without these institutions, regardless of the existence of strong economic crises or organizational reforms because the Councils neither have nor have ever had the institutional position of the Provincial questioned today.
Los Cabildos Insulares canarios son organos degobierno y administracion de cada una de las islas.Desde la Ley de 11 de julio de 1912 hasta la actualidadhan adquirido un gran arraigo en la Administracionlocal de Canarias. Con el advenimiento del “Estadoautonomico” han enriquecido su naturaleza, puesto queno son solo corporaciones locales, sino instituciones dela Comunidad Autonoma (arts. 8. 2 y 23 del Estatutode Autonomia). Esto ha supuesto la plasmacion de unaopcion claramente descentralizadora, que erige a lasCorporaciones insulares en piezas esenciales delsistema, ya que disponen de un elenco decompetencias de evidente significacion. En el sigloXXI es claro que no seria razonable prescindir de estasinstituciones, al margen de la existencia de fuertescrisis economicas o de reformas organizativas, porquelos Cabildos ni tienen ni han tenido nunca la posicioninstitucional de las hoy cuestionadas Diputacionesprovinciales. The Canary Island Councils are organs of governmentand administration of each of the island. Since the Lawof July 11, 1912 to the present have acquired a greatimportance in the local government of the CanaryIslands. With the advent of the “Autonomous State”have enriched their nature, since they are not onlylocal corporations, but institutions of the AutonomousCommunity (arts 8.2 and 23 of the Statute ofAutonomy). This has involved the demonstration ofclear decentralization option, which stands to theIsland Corporations essential parts of the system, asthey have a list of competencies of significance. In theXXI century is clear that it would be unreasonablewithout these institutions, regardless of the existenceof strong economic crises or organizational reformsbecause the Councils neither have nor have ever hadthe institutional position of the Provincial questionedtoday.