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Record Nr.

UNINA9910454727903321

Titolo

Dialogues on distribution of powers and responsibilities 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, c2005

ISBN

1-282-86369-X

9786612863691

0-7735-7307-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (68 p.)

Collana

A global dialogue on federalism booklet series ; ; v. 2

Altri autori (Persone)

BlindenbacherRaoul

KarosAbigail Ostien <1971->

Disciplina

321.02/3

Soggetti

Federal government

Comparative government

Fédéralisme

Institutions politiques comparées

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Australia: a quiet revolution in the balance of power / Clement Macintyre, John Williams -- Belguim: continuing changes in a new federal structure / Hugues Dumont ... [et al.] -- Brazil: federation building and social welfare / Marcelo Piancastelli de Siqueira -- Canada: competition within cooperative federalism / Richard Simeon -- Germany: Länder implementing federal legislation / Hans-Peter Schneider -- India: continuity and change in the federal union / George Mathew -- Mexico: a historic election brings pressures for decentralization / Manuel González Oropeza -- Nigeria: over-centralization after decades of military rule / J. Isawa Elaigwu -- Spain: a unique model of state autonomy / Xavier Bernadí Gil, Clara Velasco -- Switzerland: seeking a balance between shared rule and self-rule / Sarah Byrne, Thomas Fleiner -- The United States of America: a federal



government of limited powers / Ellis Katz -- Comparative reflections / Ronald L. Watts.