Comparative federalism and federation : competing traditions and future directions

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Comparative federalism and federation : competing traditions and future directions

edited by Michael Burgess and Alain-G. Gagnon

Harvester Wheatsheaf, 1993

  • : hard
  • : pbk

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Volume

: hard ISBN 9780745013008

Description

This collection of essays addresses the meaning and relevance of the federal principle in the context of late 20th-century political change. The federal traditions of Christian democracy, Protestantism, Germany, Switzerland, Australia, Canada and the United States are examined.

Table of Contents

  • Building on traditions and transitions. Part 1 Concepts of federalism and federation: the political uses of federalism
  • the new European federalism
  • the idea and the achievements. Part 2 Perspectives for comparative analysis - structures, processes and the federal factor: problems of complexity and entanglement in federations
  • federation and representation
  • federalism as political ideology - interests, benefits and beneficiaries in federalism and federation. Part 3 Competing traditions - case studies: the European tradition of federalism - the Protestant dimension
  • the European tradition of federalism - Christian democracy and federalism
  • cantonalism - federation and confederacy in the golden epoch of Switzerland
  • the quest for a federal future - German unity and European union
  • the American tradition - federalism in the United States
  • whither Canadian federalism? - alternative constitutional futures
  • the Australian tradition of federalism
  • competing traditions and future directions.
Volume

: pbk ISBN 9780745013015

Description

This collection of essays addresses the meaning and relevance of the federal principle in the context of late 20th century political change. The federal traditions of Christian democracy, Protestantism, Germany, Switzerland, Australia, Canada and the United States are examined.

Table of Contents

  • Building on traditions and transitions. Part 1 Concepts of federalism and federation: the political uses of federalism
  • the new European federalism
  • the idea and the achievements. Part 2 Perspectives for comparative analysis - structures, processes and the federal factor: problems of complexity and entanglement in federations
  • federation and representation
  • federalism as political ideology - interests, benefits and beneficiaries in federalism and federation. Part 3 Competing traditions - case studies: the European tradition of federalism - the Protestant dimension
  • the European tradition of federalism - Christian democracy and federalism
  • cantonalism - federation and confederacy in the golden epoch of Switzerland
  • the quest for a federal future - German unity and European union
  • the American tradition - federalism in the United States
  • whither Canadian federalism? - alternative constitutional futures
  • the Australian tradition of federalism
  • competing traditions and future directions.

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  • NCID
    BA20658616
  • ISBN
    • 0745013007
    • 0745013015
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    New York ; Tokyo
  • Pages/Volumes
    xix, 250 p.
  • Size
    23 cm
  • Classification
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