Federalism and Political Performance

by Ute Wachendorfer-Schmidt (Editor)

Overview

Federalism and Political Performance compares the political performance of federal and non-federal states and evaluates the impact of different types of federation. The contributors draw together focused case-studies to illustrate their arguments on a wide range of countries, including Russia, India, Spain, Germany, Switzerland, Australia and Canada. A thorough and authoritative volume and a valuable resource for students and scholars of Comparative Politics.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415218108
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	11/23/2000
Series:	Routledge/ECPR Studies in European Political Science
Pages:	272
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Introduction Ute Wachendorfer-Schmidt Federalism, democracy and ethnonational conflict 1. Federalism in Russia? Klaus von Beyme 2. The nation, state and the federal process in India Subrata K. Mitra 3. Spain: incomplete federalism Mireia Grau i Creus Federalism and policy making in advanced democracies 4. Collaborative federalism in Germany: keeping the system in the eye of the storm Ute Wachendorfer-Schmidt 5. Swiss federalism in comparative perspective Klaus Armingeon 6. When adversaries collaborate: conditional cooperation in Australia's arm's length federal polity Martin Painter 7. Federal constraints and regional integration in Canada Stephen Tomblin The comparative political economy of federalism and decentralization 8. Federalism, fiscal decentralization and economic performance Francis G. Castles 9. Federalism and policy performance: a conceptual and empirical inquiry Hans Keman 10. The impact of federalism and neocorporatism on economic performance: an analysis of eighteen OECD countries Thomas Lancaster and Alexander Hicks Conclusion Ute Wachendorfer-Schmidt