Beyond autonomy : practical and theoretical challenges to 21st century federalism / edited by Tracy B. Fenwick and Andrew C. Banfield.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Fenwick, Tracy Beck, 1975- editor.

Banfield, Andrew C., editor.

Series:

Studies in Territorial and Cultural Diversity Governance ; 12.

Studies in Territorial and Cultural Diversity Governance ; 12

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Federal government--Congresses.

Federal government.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Place of Publication:

Leiden, Netherlands : Brill, [2021]

Summary:

Beyond Autonomy forces us to rethink the meaning of autonomy as a central organising pillar of federalism. Can federations exist beyond the autonomy realm designed to promote territorial self-governance and direct representation among various levels of government? How do governments of federal systems interact over the design and implementation of policy in highly topical areas such as security, where the optimal distribution of authority is blurred? Which mechanisms promote the compromise necessary in many of today's democratic federal systems? How do newly emerging federations in Africa and Asia design federal institutions in order to decrease conflict while promoting national solidarity? How can federal systems protect the rights of non-territorial minorities such as many indigenous peoples?.

Contents:

Beyond autonomy practical and theoretical challenges to 21st-century federalism / Tracy B. Fenwick

Squaring the circle? Balancing autonomy and intergovernmental relations in federal democracy / Arthur Benz

Is federalism natural? Rethinking federalism's origin, operation and significance / Troy E. Smith

Sovereignty and autonomy of constituent units in federal and regional systems a case-study of Italy / Erika Arban

(Still) in search of the federal spirit autonomy and self-determination in multinational federations / Félix Mathieu and Alain-G. Gagnon

The political reconstitution of Canadian federalism / Anthony M. Sayers

'Swimming outside the flags' continuity and change in Australian intergovernmental management / Isi Unikowski

Australian health-care federalism beyond the logic of autonomy / Alan Fenna, John Phillimore and Vijaya Ramamurthy

Federalism and security in the 21st century / Christian Leuprecht and Mario Kölling

Sub-national tax autonomy in Argentina's fiscal constitution a perspective from recent history / Miguel Angel Asensio

Real or imagined local autonomy experiences from local government in Ethiopia, South Africa and Zimbabwe / Tinashe Chigwata, Jaap de Visser and Zemelak Ayele

Concluding remarks / Andrew C. Banfield.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Includes index.

ISBN:

90-04-44675-3

OCLC:

1228187006

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004446755 DOI