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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451142003321

Titolo

Comparative federalism [[electronic resource] ] : the European Union and the United States in comparative perspective / / Anand Menon and Martin Schain

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2006

ISBN

1-280-75629-2

0-19-151620-1

1-4294-6026-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (384 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

MenonAnand

SchainMartin

Disciplina

320.44/049

Soggetti

Federal government - European Union countries

Federal government - United States

Comparative government

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; 1. Introduction; Part I. Conceptual Issues, Principles, and Approaches; Part II. Developmental Perspectives; Part III. Institutions and Processes; Part IV. Public Policies; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Comparative federalism is now an important topic, with scholarly work comparing the US and EU 'proliferating rapidly'. The present volume seeks to build on and contribute to this growing literature, by developing a systematic comparison of the institutions, policies and developmental patterns of the European Union and the United States. - ;The Convention on the Future of Europe served to galvanize debate about the nature and future developmental trajectory of the European Union. More specifically, it engendered discussion over the degree to which the process resembled that which had occurred i