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Comparative Federalism and Intergovernmental Agreements

Jeffrey Parker
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Cantonal Governments
Cantonal Legislatures
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Exclusive Federal Jurisdiction
fiscal federalism
Formal Intergovernmental Agreements
Full Intrastate Federalism
IMF's Data
IMF’s Data
Increasing Ethno Cultural Diversity
Individual Country Analyses
institutional analysis
Intercantonal Agreement
Intergovernmental Agreements
intergovernmental cooperation frameworks
Intergovernmental Relations
intrastate
Intrastate Federalism
National Intergovernmental Agreement
National Legislative Process
OECD's Social Expenditure Database
OECD’s Social Expenditure Database
Otto Von Bismarck
political institutions research
South African Political System
Subnational Governments
Summary Formula
Swiss Welfare State
welfare state policy

Product details

  • ISBN 9781138018105
  • Weight: 498g
  • Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
  • Publication Date: 15 Aug 2014
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Product Form: Hardback
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Description

Intergovernmental agreements are an important instrument in federal systems, establishing new social programs, regulating agricultural practices, and even changing constitutions. Despite their importance, there have only been limited attempts to understand agreements in a comparative context or to provide a theoretical framework for their study.

This book addresses both of these deficiencies by comparing the use of agreements in six federations (Australia, Canada, Germany, South Africa, Switzerland and the United States) and considering why certain federations form more agreements than others. Parker analyzes the data using an institutional framework that considers the effects of seven variables, including the constitutional division of powers, the system of intergovernmental transfers, the size of the welfare state and the nature of governing institutions. In addition, the study provides the first ever comparative database of national intergovernmental agreements — a new resource for future research.

This book will be of interest to students and scholars of Political Science, Federalism, Government, Political Institutions, Political Theory and Comparative Politics.
About Jeffrey Parker
Jeffrey Parker received his Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Western Ontario, Canada.

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