Comparative federalism and intergovernmental agreements : analyzing Australia, Canada, Germany, South Africa, Switzerland and the United States

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Comparative federalism and intergovernmental agreements : analyzing Australia, Canada, Germany, South Africa, Switzerland and the United States

Title remainder

analyzing Australia, Canada, Germany, South Africa, Switzerland and the United States

Statement of responsibility

Jeffrey Parker

Creator

• Parker, Jeffrey, (Jeffrey Trevor)

Subject

• Comparative government -- Case studies
• Federal government -- Case studies
• Central-local government relations -- Case studies
• Intergovernmental cooperation -- Case studies

Genre

• Case studies

Language

eng

Summary

"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".--

Member of

• Cass series in regional and federal studies, 21

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Provided by publisher

Cataloging source

YDXCP

Dewey number

320.3

Index

index present

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography

Series statement

Routledge series in regional and federal studies

Series volume

21