TY - BOOK AU - Blindenbacher,Raoul TI - Dialogues on Distribution of Powers and Responsibilities in Federal Countries T2 - Global Dialogue on Federalism Booklet Series SN - 9780773573079 AV - JC355 .D475 2005a U1 - 321.023 PY - 2005/// CY - Montreal PB - McGill-Queen's University Press KW - Federal government KW - Comparative government KW - Federalisme KW - Institutions politiques comparees KW - Electronic books N1 - Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- DIALOGUE INSIGHTS -- Australia: A Quiet Revolution in the Balance of Power -- Belgium: Continuing Changes in a New Federal Structure -- Brazil: Federation Building and Social Welfare -- Canada: Competition within Cooperative Federalism -- Germany: Länder Implementing Federal Legislation -- India: Continuity and Change in the Federal Union -- Mexico: A Historic Election Brings Pressures for Decentralization -- Nigeria: Over-Centralization after Decades of Military Rule -- Spain: A Unique Model of State Autonomy -- Switzerland: Seeking a Balance between Shared Rule and Self-Rule -- The United States of America: A Federal Government of Limited Powers -- Comparative Reflections -- Glossary -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- W -- Contributors -- Participating Experts N2 - An exploration of the distribution of powers and responsibilities in eleven federal systems UR - https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=3331646 ER -