This book challenges the common perception of authoritarian regimes as incompatible with federalism and decentralization. It examines how some leaders have managed to exploit federalism and decentralization as useful instruments to help them preserve control avoid poli... Lees meer.

An authoritative guide to federal democracy from two respected experts in the fieldAround the world federalism has emerged as the system of choice for nascent republics and established nations alike. In this book leading scholars and governmental advisers Robert Inman... Lees meer.

An authoritative guide to federal democracy from two respected experts in the field Around the world federalism has emerged as the system of choice for nascent republics and established nations alike. In this book leading scholars and governmental advisers Robert I... Lees meer.

How Trump has used the federal government to promote conservative policies The presidency of Donald Trump has been unique in many respects most obviously his flamboyant personal style and disregard for conventional niceties and factual information. But one area hasn... Lees meer.

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Identifies two connected features of great but underrated importance in German history. the strength of devolved federal government inside the Holy Roman Empire and the influence of ideas imported from England. Identifies two connected features of great but underr... Lees meer.

All African countries to the south of the Sahara had become either federal or decentralized in the 1990s. This volume combines a general overview as well as case-studies aiming to provide a comprehensive view of how things look now. This book was original published as a... Lees meer.

This book deals with the theoretical and empirical questions of federalism in the context of five case studies. Austria Belgium Canada Germany and Switzerland. This book deals with the theoretical and empirical questions of federalism in the context of five cas... Lees meer.

The book compares Kant s and Hamilton s political thought. It highlights their complementarity in the development of federalism as a political theory. Contributions focus on issues such as sovereignty the relationship between democracy and peace and viceversa the demo... Lees meer.

Iraqi Federalism and the Kurds. Learning to Live Together focuses on the role of federalism as a viable solution to Iraq s many problems and the efforts the Kurdish government has deployed to adjust to new federal relations that entail not only gains but also concessi... Lees meer.

Keynes s proposal in 1944 at the Bretton Woods Conference to found the new international monetary system on a world currency the bancor was rejected and the dollar convertible into gold was put at the center of the system. In 1968 the IMF created its own unit... Lees meer.

Ambition theory suggests that scholars can understand a good deal about politics by exploring politicians career goals. In the USA an enormous literature explains congressional politics by assuming that politicians primarily desire to win re-election. In contrast alt... Lees meer.

This Very Short Introduction provides a concise overview of federalism from its origins and evolution to the key events and constitutional decisions that have defined its framework. While primary focus is on the United States other federal systems including Brazil C... Lees meer.

This book shines a light on the still unexplored relationships between federalism and disability rights. It investigates how the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities CRPD is implemented by different federal systems around the world. It analyses the... Lees meer.

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