Dialogues on distribution of powers and responsibilities in federal countries  [electronic resource] / 
edited by Raoul Blindenbacher and Abigail Ostien. 
 - Montreal :  Published for Forum of Federations and International Association of Centers for Federal Studies by McGill-Queen's University Press,  c2005. 
 - ix, 53 p. :  maps ;  23 cm. 
 - A global dialogue on federalism booklet series ;  v. 2 .
 - Global dialogue on federalism booklet series ;  v. 2. .
<br/><br/>Australia: a quiet revolution in the balance of power / Clement Macintyre, John Williams -- Belguim: continuing changes in a new federal structure / Hugues Dumont ... [et al.] -- Brazil: federation building and social welfare / Marcelo Piancastelli de Siqueira -- Canada: competition within cooperative federalism / Richard Simeon -- Germany: Länder implementing federal legislation / Hans-Peter Schneider -- India: continuity and change in the federal union / George Mathew -- Mexico: a historic election brings pressures for decentralization / Manuel González Oropeza -- Nigeria: over-centralization after decades of military rule / J. Isawa Elaigwu -- Spain: a unique model of state autonomy / Xavier Bernadí Gil, Clara Velasco -- Switzerland: seeking a balance between shared rule and self-rule / Sarah Byrne, Thomas Fleiner -- The United States of America: a federal government of limited powers / Ellis Katz -- Comparative reflections / Ronald L. Watts. 
<br/><br/><br/>Electronic reproduction. <br/>Palo Alto, Calif. : <br/>ebrary, <br/>2009. <br/>Available via World Wide Web. <br/>Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Federal government.<br/>Comparative government.<br/>Fédéralisme.<br/>Institutions politiques comparées.
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<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>321.02/3