LEADER 03631nam 2200613Ia 450 001 9910458793103321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-317-03357-4 010 $a1-282-90728-X 010 $a9786612907289 010 $a1-4094-1217-2 035 $a(CKB)2670000000060567 035 $a(EBL)615633 035 $a(OCoLC)695009111 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000436123 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11279810 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000436123 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10426682 035 $a(PQKB)10595827 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC615633 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL615633 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10431359 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL290728 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000060567 100 $a20100818d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe EU and federalism$b[electronic resource] $epolities and policies compared /$fedited by Finn Laursen 210 $aFarnham, Surrey, England ;$aBurlington, VT $cAshgate$d2010 215 $a1 online resource (304 p.) 225 1 $aFederalism studies 300 $a"This book is published under the auspices of the EU Centre of Excellence at Dalhousie University with financial support from the European Commission." 311 $a1-4094-1216-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; 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 Canada 327 $a6 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 Migration 327 $a11 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?; Index 330 $aTracing the evolution of federalist theory and the EU, this book brings together a distinguished array of experts from around the world to debate the pros and cons of treating the EU in a comparative context. Contributors ask whether a constitutional equilibrium has been reached in the EU, and examine policy making in areas such as employment, health, environment, security, and migration. 410 0$aFederalism studies. 606 $aEuropean federation 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aEuropean federation. 676 $a320.44/049 700 $aLaursen$b Finn$0281865 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910458793103321 996 $aThe EU and federalism$92279571 997 $aUNINA