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Dialogues on legislative, executive, and judicial governance in federal countries / edited by Raoul Blindenbacher and Abigail Ostien.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Blindenbacher, Raoul, Author.
- Series:
- Global dialogue on federalism booklet series ; v. 3.
- A global dialogue on federalism. Booklet series ; v. 3
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Federal government.
- Comparative government.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (73 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- [Ottawa] : Forum of Federations = Forum des federations ; [s.l.] : IACFS, International Association of Centers for Federal Studies, c2006.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- These lively, timely, and accessible dialogues on federal systems provide a comparative snapshot of each topic and include comparative analyses, glossaries of country-specific terminology, and a timeline of major constitutional events. Countries considered include Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Germany, India, Mexico, Nigeria, Russia, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, and the United States. Whether you are a student or teacher of federalism, working in the field of federalism, or simply interested in the topic, these booklets will prove to be an insightful, brief exploration of the topic at hand in each of the featured countries. Contributors include Rajeev Dhavan (University of Delhi), John Dinan (Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem), Alexander Domrin (Institute of Legislation and Comparative Law), Anna Gamper (University of Innsbruck), Antonio M. Hernandez (National University of Cordoba), Thomas Hueglin (Wilfred Laurier University), Katy Le Roy (University of Melbourne), Wolf Linder (University of Bern), Christina Murray (University of Cape Town), Stefan Oeter (Universität Hamburg), Ebere Osieke (Imo State University), Cheryl Saunders (University of Melbourne), Rekha Saxena (University of Delhi), and Isabelle Steffen (University of Bern).
- Contents:
- Intro; Contents; Preface; DIALOGUE INSIGHTS; Argentina: Centralized Power and Underdevelopment; Australia: Dualist in form, cooperative in practice; Austria: Failure of Constitutional Convention; no changes for federal system; Canada: Federalism Behind (Almost) Closed Doors; Germany: Balancing Bundestag against Bundesrat and Governments against Legislatures; India: An ongoing experiment to redefine federalism; Nigerian Federalism at the Crossroads; The Russian Federation under Putin: From Cooperative to Coercive Federalism?; South Africa: Provincial Implementation of National Policies
- Switzerland: Cooperative Federalism or Nationwide Standards?Contemporary Debates about the US Presidency and Congress: The Electoral College, Legislative Gerrymandering, and Enumerated Powers; Comparative Reflections; Glossary; Contributors; Participating Experts; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- ISBN:
- 1-282-86370-3
- 9786612863707
- 0-7735-7308-9
- OCLC:
- 243606675
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