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Comparing Federal Systems: Second Edition
Ronald L. Watts
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Description for Comparing Federal Systems: Second Edition
Paperback. Offers an analysis of the design and operation of a range of federations. This edition encompasses reference to a range of federations and federal experiments including mature federations such as the United States of America; emergent federations such as Mexico; post-conflict federal experiments such as Bosnia, and federations that have failed. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JPHC; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 392.
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, ... Read more
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, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Queen´s University Canada
Number of pages
180
Condition
New
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
, Canada
ISBN
9781553391883
SKU
V9781553391883
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About Ronald L. Watts
Ronald L. Watts is principal emeritus and professor emeritus, political studies, and fellow and former director of the Institute of Intergovernmental Relations at Queen's University, and fellow of the international Forum of Federations. From 1991 to 1998
Reviews for Comparing Federal Systems: Second Edition
"He has produced a masterful synthesis, a kind of basic comparative handbook which reflects dedicated study of, long experience with, and penetrating insights into the formal and procedural manifestation of federalism n the world today." Daniel J. Elazar, Publius: The Journal of Federalism. "This is a work I recommend without reservation to al those who are interested in Canadian comparative ... Read more