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Record Nr.

UNINA9910438235003321

Titolo

The ways of federalism in western countries and the horizons of territorial autonomy in Spain . Volume 1 / / Alberto Lopez Basaguren, Leire Escajedo San Epifanio, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin ; ; New York, : Springer, c2013

ISBN

3-642-27720-9

Edizione

[1st ed. 2013.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (661 p.)

1 online resource : cr

Classificazione

321

Altri autori (Persone)

Lopez BasagurenAlberto

Escajedo San EpifanioLeire

Soggetti

Federal government - Western countries

Federal government - Spain

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

GOBI

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

General Overview. Federal Challenges in the Era of Globalization -- The Ways of Federalism in Western Countries and the Division of Powers -- The Division of Powers and the Horizons of Territorial Autonomy in Spain.

Sommario/riassunto

Territorial autonomy in Spain has reached a crossroads. After over thirty years of development, the consensus regarding its appropriateness has started to crumble. The transformation project embodied by the reform of Statute of Catalonia (2006) has failed to achieve its most significant demands. Although the concept of Spain as a Federation is disputed -more within the country than beyond-, the evolution of the Spanish system needs to follow a markedly federalist path. In this perspective, reference models assume critical importance. This edition gathers the works of a broad group of European, American and Spanish experts who analyse the present-day challenges of their respective systems. The objective, thus, is to contribute ideas which might help to address the evolution of the Spanish system in the light of the experience of more established Federations.  This first volume analyses the challenges facing federal systems in the age of



globalisation from a global perspective. It also addresses current questions and the challenges faced today by, in the sphere of the internal division of powers, the most significant ‘western’ federal systems, on the one hand, and the Spanish system of territorial autonomy, on the other.