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Record Nr.

UNINA9910454725703321

Titolo

Dialogues on constitutional origins, structure, and change in federal countries [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Raoul Blindenbacher and Abigail Ostien

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Montreal, : Published for Forum of Federations and International Association of Centers for Federal Studies by McGill-Queen's University Press, 2005

ISBN

1-282-86368-1

9786612863684

0-7735-7306-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (78 p.)

Collana

A global dialogue on federalism booklet series ; ; v. 1

Altri autori (Persone)

BlindenbacherRaoul

KarosAbigail Ostien <1971->

Disciplina

342.02

342/.042

Soggetti

Federal government

Constitutional law

Constitutions

Gouvernement fédéral

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.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; A Global Dialogue on Federalism; Australia: The Evolution of a Constitution; Belgium: Ambiguity and Disagreement; Brazil: The Challenges of Constitutional Implementation; Constitutional Politics in Canada; Germany: Overlapping Powers and Political Entanglements; India: The Emergence of Cooperative Federalism; Mexican Federalism in the Democratic Transition; Nigeria: In Need of Good Governance; Russia: Federalism in Flux; South Africa's Negotiated Compromise; Switzerland: Crisis of Confidence; United States of America:; Comparative Reflections

Timeline of Constitutional EventsGlossary; Contributors; Participants of the Global Dialogue on Federalism