Dialogues On Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Governance In Federal Countries

by Blindenbacher, Raoul; Ostien, Abigail

• ISBN13: 9780773529410
• ISBN10: 0773529411
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-03-30
• Publisher: McGill Queens Univ Pr

Summary

This booklet is the third in a series created to provide accessible and comparative information on federal systems. The corresponding book series offers a comprehensive exploration of selected themes while the booklets provide the reader with highlights of each topic, serving as an entry point to the books.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
DIALOGUE INSIGHTS
Argentina: Centralized Power and Underdevelopment	2	(4)
Antonio M. Hernandez
Australia: Dualist in form, cooperative in practice	6	(4)
Katy Le Roy
Cheryl Saunders
Austria: Failure of Constitutional Convention; no changes for federal system	10	(3)
Anna Gamper
Canada: Federalism Behind (Almost) Closed Doors	13	(3)
Thomas O. Hueglin
Germany: Balancing Bundestag against Bundesrat and Governments against Legislatures	16	(3)
Stefan Oeter
India: An ongoing experiment to redefine federalism	19	(3)
Rajeev Dhavan
Rekha Saxena
Nigerian Federalism at the Crossroads	22	(3)
Ebere Osieke
The Russian Federation under Putin: From Cooperative to Coercive Federalism?	25	(4)
Alexander N. Domrin
South Africa: Provincial Implementation of National Policies	29	(3)
Christina Murray
Switzerland: Cooperative Federalism or Nationwide Standards?	32	(3)
Wolf Linder
Isabelle Steffen
Contemporary Debates about the US Presidency and Congress: The Electoral College, Legislative Gerrymandering, and Enumerated Powers	35	(4)
John Dinan
Comparative Reflections	39	(4)
Katy Le Roy
Cheryl Saunders
Glossary	43	(8)
Contributors	51	(2)
Participating Experts	53