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.

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Federalism in Canada tells the turbulent story of shared sovereignty and divided governance from Confederation to the present time with three main objectives in mind. The first objective is to convince readers that federalism is the primary animating force in Canadian p... Lees meer.

Relies on historical data spanning back to the eighteenth century from Canada Great Britain India and the United States to revise our understanding of why a country s party system consists of national or regional parties. This title places contemporary party politics... Lees meer.

Intergovernmental agreements are an important instrument in federal systems establishing new social programs regulating agricultural practices and even changing constitutions. Despite their importance there have only been limited attempts to understand agreements in... Lees meer.

Fiscal Federalism and Equalization Policy in Canada aims to increase public understanding of equalization and fiscal federalism by providing a comparative and multidisciplinary perspective on the history politics and economics of equalization policy in Canada. The aut... Lees meer.

This volume is an examination by some of Canada s leading scholars of the challenges facing the Canadian federation as it enters the twenty-first century. It addresses the performance effectiveness and legitimacy of Canadian federalism in response to the forces of i... Lees meer.

This edited volume is a comprehensive examination of the legal framework in which environmental policy is fashioned in the major English-speaking federations the United States Canada and Australia.... Lees meer.

This book compares the constitutional politics in Canada and the United Kingdom two complex multilevel plurinational states. The book will be of interest to students of federalism and multilevel government state transformation territorial politics on both sides of... Lees meer.

In October 2015 the federal Liberals came to power with sweeping plans to revamp Canada s democratic and federal institutions - a modernizing agenda intended to revitalize Canada s democratic architecture. The centrepiece of the agenda was the replacement of Canada s... Lees meer.

Renewing and expanding national infrastructure is critical to the wellbeing and productivity of Canadians and is one of the foremost challenges confronting our federal provincial and municipal governments. Not only are the required investments dauntingly large for all... Lees meer.

This is the first major exploration of the Canada s assisted reproduction policy at the national and provincial levels. It explains the reasons that led to the federal government s failed national framework and the legacy it left behind. The world has undergone a r... Lees meer.

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Fiscal Federalism. A Comparative Introduction is a concise introduction to the ways in which the world s federations manage their finances. Topics covered include the distribution of taxation powers among different levels of government regional equalization schemes a... Lees meer.