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Record Nr.

UNINA9910147102003321

Autore

Gunlicks Arthur B. <1936->

Titolo

The Länder and German federalism / / Arthur B. Gunlicks

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Manchester, England ; ; New York, New York : , : Manchester University Press, , 2003

©2003

ISBN

1-78170-046-X

1-280-73450-7

9786610734504

1-84779-081-X

1-4237-0653-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (422 p.)

Collana

Issues in German Politics

Disciplina

320.44309049

Soggetti

Federal government - Germany

Electronic books.

Germany Politics and government 1990-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Maps, figures, and tables; Preface; A note on terminology; Introduction; 1 The origins of the Länder; 2 Theory and constitutional framework of German federalism; 3 Administrative structures in Germany; 4 The Land constitutions; 5 Financing the federal system; 6 The German Land parliaments (Landtage); 7 The Land parliaments deputies in Germany; 8 Parties and politics in the Länder; 9 Elections in the Länder; 10 The Länder, the Bundesrat, and the legislative process in Germany and Europe; 11 European and foreign policy of the Länder; 12 Conclusion: the German model of federalism

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Sommario/riassunto

This book provides a detailed introduction to how the Länder (the sixteen states of Germany) function not only within the country itself but also within the wider context of European political affairs. Some knowledge of the role of the Länder is essential