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Comparing federal systems, Ronald L. Watts
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- Summary
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- There is much that can be learned by Canadians from the experience of federations elsewhere. At present there are twenty-four federations in the world -- representing over forty per cent of the world's population -- comprising a variety of forms and variations. In this updated second edition Ronald Watts provides a clear analysis of the design and operation of a sample of federations chosen for their relevance to Canadian issues
- Countries studied include the United States, Switzerland, Australia, Austria, and Germany as examples of developed industrial societies; India and Malaysia as examples of multilingual and multicultural federations; Belgium and Spain as examples of emerging federal systems that illustrate bicommunal and asymmetrical approaches; and Czechoslovakia and Pakistan as examples of bicommunal federations that have failed. Watts compares the interaction of social diversity and political institutions, distribution of powers and finances, processes contributing to flexibility or rigidity in adjustment, extent of internal symmetry or asymmetry, degree of centralization and decentralization, character of representation in federal institutions, role of constitutions and courts, provisions for constitutional rights and secession, and pathology in federations
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- 3rd ed
- Extent
- xvi, 205 pages
- Note
- "Institute of Intergovernmental Relations"
- Contents
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- distribution of finances
- Intergovernmental relations
- Symmetry and asymmetry in federations
- The
- representative institutions of federal governments
- Constitutional supremacy in federations
- Degrees of decentralization and non-centralization in federations
- The
- pathology of federations
- Conclusions
- Overview of contemporary federations
- The
- formation of federations
- The
- constituent units
- The
- distribution of authority in federations
- The
- Isbn
- 9781553391883
- Label
- Comparing federal systems
- Title
- Comparing federal systems
- Statement of responsibility
- Ronald L. Watts
- Language
- eng
- Summary
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- There is much that can be learned by Canadians from the experience of federations elsewhere. At present there are twenty-four federations in the world -- representing over forty per cent of the world's population -- comprising a variety of forms and variations. In this updated second edition Ronald Watts provides a clear analysis of the design and operation of a sample of federations chosen for their relevance to Canadian issues
- Countries studied include the United States, Switzerland, Australia, Austria, and Germany as examples of developed industrial societies; India and Malaysia as examples of multilingual and multicultural federations; Belgium and Spain as examples of emerging federal systems that illustrate bicommunal and asymmetrical approaches; and Czechoslovakia and Pakistan as examples of bicommunal federations that have failed. Watts compares the interaction of social diversity and political institutions, distribution of powers and finances, processes contributing to flexibility or rigidity in adjustment, extent of internal symmetry or asymmetry, degree of centralization and decentralization, character of representation in federal institutions, role of constitutions and courts, provisions for constitutional rights and secession, and pathology in federations
- Cataloging source
- CaOTU
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Watts, Ronald L.
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- JC355
- LC item number
- .W38 1999
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
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- Queen's University (Kingston, Ont.)
- Queen's University (Kingston, Ont.)
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Federal government
- Comparative government
- Label
- Comparing federal systems, Ronald L. Watts
- Note
- "Institute of Intergovernmental Relations"
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [199]-205)
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- distribution of finances
- Intergovernmental relations
- Symmetry and asymmetry in federations
- The
- representative institutions of federal governments
- Constitutional supremacy in federations
- Degrees of decentralization and non-centralization in federations
- The
- pathology of federations
- Conclusions
- Overview of contemporary federations
- The
- formation of federations
- The
- constituent units
- The
- distribution of authority in federations
- The
- Control code
- 192053161
- Dimensions
- 23 cm
- Edition
- 3rd ed
- Extent
- xvi, 205 pages
- Isbn
- 9781553391883
- Lccn
- 2008428940
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)192053161
- Label
- Comparing federal systems, Ronald L. Watts
- Note
- "Institute of Intergovernmental Relations"
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [199]-205)
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- distribution of finances
- Intergovernmental relations
- Symmetry and asymmetry in federations
- The
- representative institutions of federal governments
- Constitutional supremacy in federations
- Degrees of decentralization and non-centralization in federations
- The
- pathology of federations
- Conclusions
- Overview of contemporary federations
- The
- formation of federations
- The
- constituent units
- The
- distribution of authority in federations
- The
- Control code
- 192053161
- Dimensions
- 23 cm
- Edition
- 3rd ed
- Extent
- xvi, 205 pages
- Isbn
- 9781553391883
- Lccn
- 2008428940
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)192053161
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