New directions in federalism studies [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Jan Erk and Wilfried Swenden

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910792406703321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London ; ; New York, : Routledge/ECPR, 2010
• ISBN: 1-135-22892-2; 1-282-59501-6; 9786612595011; 0-203-86543-X
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (257 p.)
• Collana: Routledge/ECPR studies in European political science ; ; 65
• Altri autori (Persone): ErkJan; SwendenWilfried
• Disciplina: 320.4/049
• Soggetti: Federal government; Federal government - Europe; Decentralization in government; Decentralization in government - Europe; Comparative government
• 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 (p. [207]-233) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Contributors; Series editor's preface; 1 The new wave of federalism studies; 2 Understanding federal change: Types of federalism and institutional evolution in the Spanish and German federal systems; 3 More courageous than expected?: The 2006 reform of German federalism; 4 The role of the federal judiciary in union-state relations in India; 5 Patronage-preserving federalism?: Legislative malapportionment and subnational fiscal policies; 6 Electoral patterns in federal countries: Moderating in the case of Spain; 7 Party politics in multi-level systems: Party responses to new challenges in European democracies8 Toward a resolution of the paradox of federalism; 9 Federalism and ethnic conflict management: Rival hypotheses, the attitudinal missing link and comparative evidence; 10 The distinct effects of federalism and decentralization on performance; 11 Making fiscal federalism self-enforcing: Germany, ; Australia, and Switzerland compared; 12 Taking stock during times of change; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Federalism has experienced a remarkable renaissance in recent decades - as an alternative way to accommodate ethnic differences; as a tool to combat remote, undemocratic and ineffective central governments; and lastly, as a means to promote economic performance in the developing world through decentralisation. This book seeks to bring different aspects and perspectives of federalism studies closer together, by providing an analytical framework which transcends the sub-fields and encourages contributors to look beyond the comfort zones of their own disciplinary approaches to the topic