03883nam 2200721 a 450 991079240670332120200520144314.01-135-22892-21-282-59501-697866125950110-203-86543-X(CKB)2670000000018068(EBL)465409(OCoLC)630534177(SSID)ssj0000401972(PQKBManifestationID)11293424(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000401972(PQKBWorkID)10425531(PQKB)11471361(MiAaPQ)EBC465409(Au-PeEL)EBL465409(CaPaEBR)ebr10389405(CaONFJC)MIL259501(PPN)198462417(EXLCZ)99267000000001806820090522d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrNew directions in federalism studies[electronic resource] /edited by Jan Erk and Wilfried SwendenLondon ;New York Routledge/ECPR20101 online resource (257 p.)Routledge/ECPR studies in European political science ;65Description based upon print version of record.1-138-99441-3 0-415-54844-6 Includes bibliographical references (p. [207]-233) and index.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 Spain7 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; IndexFederalism 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 topicRoutledge/ECPR studies in European political science ;65.Federal governmentFederal governmentEuropeDecentralization in governmentDecentralization in governmentEuropeComparative governmentFederal government.Federal governmentDecentralization in government.Decentralization in governmentComparative government.320.4/049Erk Jan1531921Swenden Wilfried596211MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910792406703321New directions in federalism studies3777889UNINA01854oam 22004334a 450 991079447760332120230711181217.00-8157-1871-3(CKB)4100000011558488(MiAaPQ)EBC4549131(OCoLC)1204143710(MdBmJHUP)musev2_78991(EXLCZ)99410000001155848819980729h20101998 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierNone of Your BusinessWorld Data Flows, Electronic Commerce, and the European Privacy Directive /Peter P. Swire and Robert E. LitanWashington, D.C. :Brookings Institution Press,2010, 1998.©2010, 1998.1 online resource (ix, 269 pages)0-8157-8239-X Introduction -- The legal context of the privacy directive -- Data protection and information technologies -- Effects of data protection laws on electronic commerce -- Privacy issues affecting many organizations -- The financial services sector -- Other sectors with large transborder activities -- Policy recommendations for privacy issues -- The Internet, electronic commerce, and world data flows.Data protectionLaw and legislationfast(OCoLC)fst00887963Data protectionLaw and legislationEuropean Union countriesEuropean Union countriesfastData protectionLaw and legislation.Data protectionLaw and legislation343.240999Swire Peter P1582885Litan Robert E.1950-127486MdBmJHUPMdBmJHUPBOOK9910794477603321None of Your Business3865623UNINA