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Federalism and political performance / edited by Ute Wachendorfer-Schmidt.

Contributor(s): Wachendorfer, Ute, 1950-.
Series: Routledge/ECPR studies in European political science ; 16. Publisher: London : Routledge, 2000Description: xv, 255 p. ; 25 cm.ISBN: 0415218101.Subject(s): Economic development -- Political aspects | Federal government -- Case studies | Federal governmentDDC classification: 321.023
Contents:
List of figures and tables. - List of contributors. - Series editor's preface. - Introduction / Ute Wachendorfer-Schmidt. - Pt. I. Federalism, democracy and ethno-national 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. - Pt. II. 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 co-operation in Australia's arm's length federal polity / Martin Painter. 7. Federal constraints and regional integration in Canada / Stephen C. Tomblin. - Pt. III. The comparative political economy of federalism and decentralization. 8. Federalism, fiscal decentralization and economic performance / Francis C. Castles. 9. Federalism and policy performance: a conceptual and empirical inquiry / Hans Keman. 10. The impact of federalism and neo-corporatism on economic performance: an analysis of eighteen OECD countries / Thomas D. Lancaster, Alexander M. Hicks. - Conclusion / Ute Wachendorefer-Schmidt. - Index.
Summary: The purpose of the this book is to study problem-solving in federal systems, and to compare the political performance of federal and non-federal states, and the different types of federations. The book focuses on the following questions : What difference does federalism make to policy-making and political performance, as compared with non-federal systems? ; does the type of federalism make a difference, and if so, to what extent? ; are there specific vulnerabilities of federal states that affect their steering capacities, and if so, under what conditions can these vulnerabilities be overcome? - Preface.
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List of figures and tables. - List of contributors. - Series editor's preface. - Introduction / Ute Wachendorfer-Schmidt. - Pt. I. Federalism, democracy and ethno-national 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. - Pt. II. 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 co-operation in Australia's arm's length federal polity / Martin Painter. 7. Federal constraints and regional integration in Canada / Stephen C. Tomblin. - Pt. III. The comparative political economy of federalism and decentralization. 8. Federalism, fiscal decentralization and economic performance / Francis C. Castles. 9. Federalism and policy performance: a conceptual and empirical inquiry / Hans Keman. 10. The impact of federalism and neo-corporatism on economic performance: an analysis of eighteen OECD countries / Thomas D. Lancaster, Alexander M. Hicks. - Conclusion / Ute Wachendorefer-Schmidt. - Index.

The purpose of the this book is to study problem-solving in federal systems, and to compare the political performance of federal and non-federal states, and the different types of federations. The book focuses on the following questions : What difference does federalism make to policy-making and political performance, as compared with non-federal systems? ; does the type of federalism make a difference, and if so, to what extent? ; are there specific vulnerabilities of federal states that affect their steering capacities, and if so, under what conditions can these vulnerabilities be overcome? - Preface.