TY - BOOK AU - Blindenbacher,Raoul AU - Ostien,Abigail J. ED - International Association of Centers for Federal Studies. ED - Forum of Federations. ED - ebrary, Inc. TI - Dialogues on distribution of powers and responsibilities in federal countries T2 - A global dialogue on federalism booklet series AV - JC355 .D475 2005aeb U1 - 321.02/3 22 PY - 2005/// CY - Montreal PB - Published for Forum of Federations and International Association of Centers for Federal Studies by McGill-Queen's University Press KW - Federal government KW - Comparative government KW - Fédéralisme KW - Institutions politiques comparées KW - Electronic books KW - local N1 - 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; Electronic reproduction; Palo Alto, Calif.; ebrary; 2009; Available via World Wide Web; Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries UR - http://ezproxy.taylors.edu.my/login?url=http://site.ebrary.com/lib/taylorscollege/Doc?id=10178295 ER -