Territorial division of power and public policy-making - an overview; the territorial division of power in comparative public policy research - an assessment; Canada - dual and executive federalism, ineffective problem-solving; regional policy and energy policy in the light of Swiss federalism; regional policy in Germany - the European Union as the "great healer?"; living apart together - the Belgian intergovernmental co-operation in the domains of environment and economy; ambigiuous centralism and occasional "federalism by stealth" - Great Britain; the policy-making capabilities of a decentralized unitary state - the Dutch experience; concluding remarks.
