Finanzielle Solidarität im Bundesstaat : Der horizontale Länderfinanzausgleich des Grundgesetzes und die bundesstaatliche Solidargemeinschaft.

»Federal Financial Solidarity«The financial equalization among the Länder has been controversial since the foundation of the Federal Republic. In 1986, the Federal Constitutional Court introduced a concept of federal solidarity in order to determine the adequacy of financial strength differences according to Art. 107 para. 2 Basic Law. As the concept itself remained vague, this thesis proposes a theoretical construct of federal solidarity, which would result in both restricting and correcting effects on the federal order.