LEADER 04716nam 22006615 450 001 9910377833103321 005 20240307122420.0 010 $a9783030354619 010 $a303035461X 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-030-35461-9 035 $a(CKB)4100000010474156 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6118519 035 $a(DE-He213)978-3-030-35461-9 035 $a(PPN)259197084 035 $a(Perlego)3480377 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000010474156 100 $a20200218d2020 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aManaging Interdependencies in Federal Systems $eIntergovernmental Councils and the Making of Public Policy /$fby Johanna Schnabel 205 $a1st ed. 2020. 210 1$aCham :$cSpringer International Publishing :$cImprint: Palgrave Macmillan,$d2020. 215 $a1 online resource (296 pages) 225 1 $aComparative Territorial Politics,$x2947-8170 311 08$a9783030354602 311 08$a3030354601 327 $a1. The Purpose of Intergovernmental Councils -- 2. The Dynamic Stability of Federal Systems -- 3. The Intergovernmental Safeguard: Principles of Design -- 4. Making Fiscal Policy -- 5. Reforming Education -- 6. The Intergovernmental Safeguard: Taking Stock -- 7. Policy Making Under Federal Influence. 330 $a'Intergovernmental councils have evolved as an institution designed to manage interdependence in federal systems. Based on an elaborate theoretical framework and impressive empirical research covering two policy fields in four federations, Johanna Schnabel reveals how these councils can also contribute to balance power in a federation. By providing new insights into the varieties, operation and dynamics of federalism, her book advances comparative research in this field.' -Arthur Benz, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany 'This book tackles the important question of countering unilateralism in the making of public policy in federal systems. Schnabel convincingly argues that intergovernmental councils play a crucial role in maintaining balance between central and constituent governments in federations. The book displays an impressive mastery of the cases and makes a major contribution to our understanding of the workings and impact of intergovernmental relations in federal systems.' -André Lecours, School of Political Studies, University of Ottawa, Canada Intergovernmental councils have emerged as the main structures through which the governments of a federation coordinate public policy making. In a globalized and complex world, federal actors are increasingly interdependent. This mutual dependence in the delivery of public services has important implications for the stability of a federal system: policy problems concerning more than one government can destabilize a federation, unless governments coordinate their policies. This book argues that intergovernmental councils enhance federal stability by incentivizing governments to coordinate, which makes them a federal safeguard. By comparing reforms of fiscal and education policy in Australia, Canada, Germany, and Switzerland, this book shows that councils' effectiveness as one of federalism's safeguards depends on their institutional design and the interplay with other political institutions and mechanisms. Federal stability is maintained if councils process contentious policy problems, are highly institutionalized, are not dominated by the federal government, and are embedded in a political system that facilitates intergovernmental compromising and consensus-building. Johanna Schnabel is Newton International Fellow at the University of Kent, UK. 410 0$aComparative Territorial Politics,$x2947-8170 606 $aComparative government 606 $aPolitical science 606 $aPolitical planning 606 $aPublic administration 606 $aComparative Politics 606 $aGovernance and Government 606 $aPublic Policy 606 $aPublic Administration 615 0$aComparative government. 615 0$aPolitical science. 615 0$aPolitical planning. 615 0$aPublic administration. 615 14$aComparative Politics. 615 24$aGovernance and Government. 615 24$aPublic Policy. 615 24$aPublic Administration. 676 $a321.02 676 $a351 700 $aSchnabel$b Johanna$4aut$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut$0972328 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910377833103321 996 $aManaging Interdependencies in Federal Systems$92250542 997 $aUNINA