The comparative studies in this volume examine the constitutionaldistribution of exclusive and shared powers and responsibilities amongthe national and constituent governments of Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Germany, India, Mexico, Nigeria, Spain, Switzerland, and theUnited States. Contributors examine the reasons behind each country'ssystem of power distribution, how it works, changes over time, successes or failures, and future trends in the allocation and sharing ofpowe

Distribution of Powers and Responsibilities in Federal Countries (Global Dialogue on Federalism Booklet Series) (Volume 2)

Politics & Social Sciences

Watts, Ronald L.

Brown, Douglas M.

Majeed, Akhtar

Politics & Government

McGill-Queen's University Press

The comparative studies in this volume examine the distribution of exclusive and shared powers and responsibilities among the national and constituent governments in 11 diverse federal countries.

Distribution of Powers and Responsibilities in Federal Countries (Volume 2) (Global Dialogue on Federalism Series)

Reference

Countries studied include the United States, Switzerland, Australia, Austria, and Germany as examples of developed industrial societies; India and Malaysia as examples of multilingual and multicultural federations; Belgium and Spain as examples of emerging federal systems that illustrate bicommunal and asymmetrical approaches; and Czechoslovakia and Pakistan as examples of bicommunal federations that have failed. Watts compares the interaction of social diversity and political institutions, distribution of powers and finances, processes contributing to flexibility or rigidity in adjustment, extent of internal symmetry or asymmetry, degree of centralization and decentralization, character of representation in federal institutions, role of constitutions and courts, provisions for constitutional rights and secession, and pathology of federations. Comparing Federal Systems in the 1990s makes an important contribution to our understanding of federal systems in the modern world, and contributes to the continuing Canadian debate about future constitutional, political, and economic arrangements.

Comparing Federal Systems in the 1990s (Volume 30) (Queen’s Policy Studies Series)

Institute of Intergovernmental Relations

Countries studied include the United States, Switzerland, Australia, Austria, and Germany as examples of developed industrial societies; India and Malaysia as examples of multilingual and multicultural federations; Belgium and Spain as examples of emerging federal systems that illustrate bicommunal and asymmetrical approaches; and Czechoslovakia and Pakistan as examples of bicommunal federations that have failed. Watts compares the interaction of social diversity and political institutions, distribution of powers and finances, processes contributing to flexibility or rigidity in adjustment, extent of internal symmetry or asymmetry, degree of centralization and decentralization, character of representation in federal institutions, role of constitutions and courts, provisions for constitutional rights and secession, and pathology in federations.

Comparing Federal Systems: Second Edition (Queen's Policy Studies Series) (Volume 50)

Comparaison des Regimes Federaux, Deuxième édition (Queen's Policy Studies Series) (Volume 67) (French Edition)

Legal Theory & Systems

In this updated and extensively revised third edition, Ronald Watts provides a clear analysis of the design and operation of a wide range of federations. There is much that can he learned from the experience of federal systems throughout the world. At present there are 25 functioning federations in the world (containing over 40 percent of the world's population). A distinctive feature of the popularity of federalism in the contemporary world is that its application has taken a variety of forms and has included some new variants and innovations.

Comparing Federal Systems (Volume 50) (Queen’s Policy Studies Series)

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