TY - BOOK AU - Blindenbacher,Raoul TI - Dialogues on Constitutional Origins, Structure, and Change in Federal Countries, Vol. 1 T2 - Global Dialogue on Federalism Booklet Series SN - 9780773573062 AV - JC355 .D46 2005 U1 - 342.02 PY - 2005/// CY - Montreal PB - McGill-Queen's University Press KW - Federal government-Case studies KW - Constitutional law-Case studies KW - Constitutions KW - Gouvernement federal KW - Electronic books N1 - Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- A Global Dialogue on Federalism -- Australia: The Evolution of a Constitution -- Belgium: Ambiguity and Disagreement -- Brazil: The Challenges of Constitutional Implementation -- Constitutional Politics in Canada -- Germany: Overlapping Powers and Political Entanglements -- India: The Emergence of Cooperative Federalism -- Mexican Federalism in the Democratic Transition -- Nigeria: In Need of Good Governance -- Russia: Federalism in Flux -- South Africa's Negotiated Compromise -- Switzerland: Crisis of Confidence -- United States of America: -- Comparative Reflections -- Timeline of Constitutional Events -- Glossary -- Contributors -- Participants of the Global Dialogue on Federalism N2 - An exploration of the origins, structure, and change of twelve federal constitutions UR - https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=3331737 ER -