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An authoritative guide to federal democracy from two respected experts in the fieldAround the world, federalism has emerged as the system of choice for nascent republics and established nations alike. In this book, leading scholars and governmental advisers Robert Inman and Daniel Rubinfeld consider the most promising forms of federal governance and the most effective path to enacting federal policies. The result is an essential guide to federalism, its principles, its applications, and its potential to enhance democratic governance.Drawing on the latest work from economics, political science, and law, Inman and Rubinfeld assess different models of federalism and their relative abilities to promote economic efficiency, encourage the participation of citizens, and protect individual liberties. Under the right conditions, the authors argue, a federal democracy—including a national legislature with locally elected representatives—can best achieve these goals. Because a stable union between the national and local governments is key, Inman and Rubinfeld also propose an innovative method for evaluating new federal laws and their possible impact on state and local governments. Finally, to show what the adoption of federalism can mean for citizens, the authors discuss the evolution of governance in the European Union and South Africa’s transition from apartheid to a multiracial democracy.Interdisciplinary in approach, Democratic Federalism brims with applicable policy ideas and comparative case studies of global significance. This book is indispensable for understanding the importance of federal forms of government—both in recent history and, crucially, for future democracies.

Federal government. --- Division of powers --- Federal government --- Federal-provincial relations --- Federal-state relations --- Federal systems --- Federalism --- Powers, Division of --- Provincial-federal relations --- State-federal relations --- Political science --- Central-local government relations --- Decentralization in government --- Law and legislation --- FIST. --- Federalism Impact Statement. --- advantages and disadvantages of federalism. --- constitutional law. --- constitutional structure. --- contemporary federalism. --- cooperative federalism. --- democratic participation. --- economic development. --- economic efficiency. --- economic federalism. --- economics of federalism. --- emerging democracies. --- federal union. --- federalism and law. --- fiscal policy. --- legislative federalism. --- political economy. --- politics of federalism. --- public finance. --- regulatory policy. --- types of federalism. --- what is federalism.

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Federal government --- Federal government. --- european union --- federal studies --- comparative federalism --- regionalism --- supranational integration

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The collapse of communism in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe has encouraged political scientists to re-examine the comparative literature on democratisation. A vast literature has now been produced comparing transitions from authoritarianism and democratisation in different parts of the world. However, there are two major omissions in the transition literature. First, the focus of research has primarily been on national level politics, and second, the relationship between federalism and democracy has largely been overlooked. This study seeks to redress this imbalance by moving the focus of research from the national level to the vitally important processes of institution building and democratisation at the local level and to the study of federalism and democratisation in Russia. Federal states are much more difficult to set up than unitary ones, and forging a new federal system at the same time as privatising the economy and trying to radically overhaul the political system has clearly made Russia's transition triply difficult. This book builds on Cameron Ross' earlier work, 'Regional Politics in Russia', by combining theoretical perspectives with empirical work to provide a comparative analysis of the electoral systems, party systems and governmental systems in the ethnic republics and regions and to assess the impact of theses different institutional arrangements on democratisation and federalism. Overall, this study argues that Russia's weak and asymmetrical form of federalism has played a major role in thwarting the consolidation of democracy. Federalism and democratisation in Russia exist in contradiction rather than harmony. In a vicious circle authoritarianism at the centre has been nourished by authoritarianism in the regions and vice versa. 'Elective dictatorships' and 'delegative democracies' are now well entrenched in many republics and authoritarian regimes are firmly established in a majority of the regions. This book will be vital reading for advanced undergraduate and graduate students of Russian politics and democratisation.

Democratization. --- Democratic consolidation --- Democratic transition --- Political science --- New democracies --- Russia. --- comparative analysis. --- democratisation. --- electoral systems. --- ethnic republics. --- federalism. --- governmental systems. --- institution building. --- institutional arrangements. --- party systems.

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Algemeen; politieke wetenschappen; opbouw van de staat; staatsrecht, staatsinrichting; staatsinrichting, federatief verband, nationale minoriteiten. --- Generalities; political sciences; state, constitution, (governmental) institutions; institutional system, federalism, ethnic, national minorities.

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This volume contains presentations and discussions from the meeting of the Association of German Constitutional Law Professors in Greifswald from 2 to 5 October 2013.

Civil rights -- Germany. --- Constitutional law -- Germany. --- Law -- Germany. --- Public law --- Constitutional law --- Law - Non-U.S. --- Law, Politics & Government --- Law - Europe, except U.K. --- Law --- Constitutional law. --- federalism/law. --- financial regulation/law. --- infrastructure/law.