Research Handbook on European State Aid Law (Research Handbooks in European Law series)

"This revised and updated Research Handbook on European State Aid Law brings together established academics and practitioners to provide a wide-ranging coverage of the field. Incorporating political science, economics and the law in its analysis, it provides a strong overview of the salient issues in State aid law and policy. Chapters address the significance of State aid to various aspects of the political and legal systems of the Member States, including taxation, the financial sector, and the interplay between EU rules on State aid, free movement and public procurement. The Research Handbook further examines the application of the State aid rules to major sectors of the EU economy and introduces brand new themes for State aid analysis, such as arbitration, social services and the impact of Brexit. Featuring theoretical explorations and empirical studies, this Research Handbook will be crucial reading for scholars and researchers of EU State aid law, especially those searching for new avenues of research. It will also be a useful reference point for officials in national governments and the European Commission who are engaged in the State aid approval process. Judges hoping to expand their knowledge of EU State aid law and policy will also benefit from this insightful Research Handbook"-- Provided by publisher Front Matter Copyright Contents Boxes Contributors Foreword Preface 1. State aid control from a political science perspective 2. The market economy operator principle: an economic role model for assessing economic advantage 3. Taxation and State aid 4. State aid in the energy sector 5. State aid and free movement 6. State aid and international trade law 7. State aid and the financial sector: the crisis and beyond 8. Material selectivity outside the field of taxation 9. EU State aid and arbitration 10. State aid and Brexit 11. Social services and State aid: new steps towards a more ‘Social Europe’? 12. The private enforcement of State aid law 13. State aid procedures 14. State aid to airports and airlines 15. State aid law beyond the EU 16. Tax rulings and State aid: musings on recovery 17. State aid and EU public procurement: more interactions, fuzzier boundaries Index