Perils of Centralization - Lessons from Church, State, and Corporation (Paperback, New)

In this provocative and wide-ranging book, Ken Kollman examines the histories of the U.S. government, the Catholic Church, General Motors, and the European Union as examples of federated systems that centralized power over time. He shows how their institutions became locked-in to intensive power in the executive. The problem with these and other federated systems is that they often cannot decentralize even if it makes sense. The analysis leads Kollman to suggest some surprising changes in institutional design for these four cases and for federated institutions everywhere.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics
Release date:	November 2013
First published:	November 2013
Authors:	Ken Kollman
Dimensions:	228 x 152 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	218
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-1-107-61694-3
Categories:	Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Political economy
LSN:	1-107-61694-8
Barcode:	9781107616943

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