Society, Law & Economics

katleen janssen is Postdoctoral Researcher at the Interdisciplinary Centre for Law and ict (icri) of the University of Leuven and cochair of the inspire Drafting Team on Data and Service Sharing. joep crompvoets is Senior Researcher at the Public Management Institute of the University of Leuven, and the Centre for Spatial Data Infrastructure and Land Administration of the University of Melbourne.

Geographic Data and the Law Defining New Challenges

Katleen Janssen and Joep Crompvoets (eds)

A must-read for academics, practitioners and policymakers dealing with legal aspects of geographic data The increasing availability and use of geographic data in today’s society give rise to many legal barriers and pitfalls, which are often unknown to or underestimated by policymakers and stakeholders. Geographic Data and the Law stands at the forefront of current research on a topic of increasing urgency in the geographic information field: the legal challenges relating to spatial data information (sdi). The expert authors highlight current and emerging practices and trends in tackling these challenges, and showcase how law and policy can be used proactively to stimulate the use of geographic data. In a threepart presentation, the book deals with open licensing and data lifecycle regulation; limitations on the availability of geographic data based on privacy, liability, and national security; and the interplay between the public and private sectors on the market for geographic data and information products. Bringing together contributions from knowledgeable and wellknown scholars and practitioners in the field, this book is mustread material for academics, practitioners, and policymakers dealing with any aspect of geographic data.

n € 39,50 / £35.00

n isbn 978 90 5867 924 6 n October 2012 n Paperback, 16 x 24 cm n 232 p. n English

The Return of the Deficit Public Finance in Belgium over 2000–2010

Etienne de Callataÿ & Françoise ThysClément (eds)

An in-depth analysis of Belgium’s public finance in the recent past Prior to the outbreak of the financial crisis in 2008 Belgium’s fiscal balances and debt ratios seemed to be on a firm consolidation path. Today, however, Belgium is facing a major budgetary challenge, albeit to some extent lesser than that of other European countries. A proper understanding of the current situation and the design of the most appropriate policy response always benefit from an indepth analysis of the recent past. This book offers that closer look at the evolution of public finance in Belgium over the decade 2000–2010. The Return of the Deficit presents a collection of original essays written by the best public finance scholars in Belgium. It covers Belgium’s macro economic environment, its budgetary policy, changes to the tax system and social security, the evolution of public expenditure, debt management, and fiscal federalism. This is the seventh volume in the authoritative History of Public Finance in Belgium published under the auspices of the Belgian Institute of Public Finance. It is introduced with a foreword by Herman Van Rompuy, President of the European Council.

Contributors K. Algoed (Office of the Minister of Budget, Flanders), B. Cantillon (University of Antwerp), J. Deboutte (Public Debt Agency), E. de Callataÿ (Bank Degroof), A. Decoster (University of Leuven), F. Denil (Federal Ministry of Finance), G. De Smet (Federal Ministry of Budget), M. Gérard (Catholic University of LouvainlaNeuve), N. Gilson (Catholic University of LouvainlaNeuve), J. Hindriks (Catholic University of LouvainlaNeuve), G. Langenus (National Bank of Belgium), G. Quaden (University of Liège), R. Savage (Federal Ministry of Finance), J. Smets (National Bank of Belgium), F. ThysClément (University of Brussels), C. Valenduc (Federal Ministry of Finance), F. Vandenbroucke (University of Leuven), A. Van de Voorde (Federal Ministry of Finance), L. Van Meensel (National Bank of Belgium), H. Van Rompuy (European Council)

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etienne de callataÿ is Chief Economist at Bank Degroof and Visiting Professor at the Catholic University of LouvainlaNeuve (ucl) and at the University of Namur. françoise thys-clément is Emeritus Professor of Public Finance at the University of Brussels (ulb) and Honorary President of the Belgian Institute of Public Finance.

n € 38,00 / £28.00

n isbn 978 90 5867 923 9 n November 2012 n Paperback, 16 x 24 cm n ca. 350 p. n English