03654nam 2200637Ia 450 991097338550332120251117064418.01-317-03358-21-315-61625-41-317-03357-41-282-90728-X97866129072891-4094-1217-2(CKB)2670000000060567(EBL)615633(OCoLC)695009111(SSID)ssj0000436123(PQKBManifestationID)11279810(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000436123(PQKBWorkID)10426682(PQKB)10595827(Au-PeEL)EBL615633(CaPaEBR)ebr10431359(CaONFJC)MIL290728(MiAaPQ)EBC615633(EXLCZ)99267000000006056720100818d2010 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrThe EU and federalism polities and policies compared /edited by Finn Laursen1st ed.Farnham, Surrey, England ;Burlington, VT Ashgate20101 online resource (304 p.)Federalism studies"This book is published under the auspices of the EU Centre of Excellence at Dalhousie University with financial support from the European Commission."1-4094-1216-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Contents; List of Tables and Figures; List of Abbreviations; Notes on Contributors; Preface; Acknowledgements; Part I Introduction; 1 Federalism: From Classical Theory to Modern Day Practice in the EU and Other Polities; Part II The Federal Polity; 2 Comparing the Incomparable:Treating the EU in Comparative Context; 3 The European Union - A Federation Sui Generis?; 4 The EU as a 'Fourth Branch' of Member State Governments?; Part III Federalism and the Environment; 5 Environmental Policy in the EU and Canada6 Regional Responses to the Glocal Water Crisis: The EU and SADC Experiences Compared Part IV Federalism, Employment and Health Policy; 7 Ties That Bind: Comparing Modes of Governance in Employment Policy in Canada and the European Union; 8 The Dialectics of Law and Policy: Federal Health Policy in Canada and the EU; Part V Federalism, Governance and Economic Performance; 9 EU and OECD Benchmarking and Peer Review Compared; 10 The Comparison of Policy Responses to the Financial Crisis between the EU Post-2008 and Japan in the 1990's; Part VI Federalism, Security and Migration11 Security Governance in the Transatlantic Area: United States, NATO and the European Union 12 A Problem by their Own Hands: Intra-EU Migration and its Implications for Europe; Part VII Concluding Comments; 13 The EU and Federalism: Constitutional Equilibrium or Continued Federalization?; IndexTracing the evolution of federalist theory and the EU, this book brings together a distinguished array of experts from around the world to debate the pros and cons of treating the EU in a comparative context. Contributors ask whether a constitutional equilibrium has been reached in the EU, and examine policy making in areas such as employment, health, environment, security, and migration.Federalism studies.European federationEuropean federation.320.44/049Laursen Finn281865MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910973385503321The EU and federalism4498944UNINA