This book deals with the theoretical and empirical questions of
federalism in the context of five case studies: Austria, Belgium,
Canada, Germany and Switzerland.
The central argument is that in the long run the political
institutions of federalism adapt to achieve congruence with the
underlying social structure. This change could be in the centralist
direction reflecting ethno-linguistic homogeneity, or in
decentralist terms corresponding to ethno-linguistic heterogeneity.
In this context, the volume:
- fills a gap in the comparative federalism literature by
analyzing the patterns of change and continuity in five federal
systems of the industrial west, this is done by an in-depth
empirical examination of the case studies through a single
framework of analysis
- illustrates the shortcomings of new-institutionalist approaches
in explaining change, highlighting the usefulness of society-based
approaches in studying change and continuity in comparative
politics.
Explaining Federalism will be of interest to students and
scholars of federalism, comparative government, comparative
institutional analysis and comparative public policy.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
Welcome to Loot.co.za!
Sign in / Register |Wishlists & Gift Vouchers |Help | Advanced search
