Comparative Federalism
A Systematic Inquiry, Second Edition
Published on 24. August 2015
Book
Hardback
277 pages
978-1-4426-0784-2 (ISBN)
Description
Comparative Federalism: A Systematic Inquiry, Second Edition is a uniquely comprehensive, analytic, and genuinely comparative introduction to the principles and practices, as well as the institutional compromises, of federalism. Hueglin and Fenna draw from their diverse research on federal systems to focus on four main models-America, Canada, Germany, and the European Union-but also to range widely over other cases. At the heart of the book is careful analysis of the relationship between constitutional design and amendment, fiscal relations, institutional structures, intergovernmental relations, and judicial review. Such analysis serves the dual role of helping the reader understand federalism and providing a comparative framework from which to assess the record of federal systems.
The second edition has been extensively revised and updated, taking into account new developments in federal systems and incorporating insights from the growing body of literature in the field. It includes two new chapters, "Fiscal Federalism" and "The Limits of Federalism."
The second edition has been extensively revised and updated, taking into account new developments in federal systems and incorporating insights from the growing body of literature in the field. It includes two new chapters, "Fiscal Federalism" and "The Limits of Federalism."
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Language
English
Place of publication
Toronto
Canada
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 160 mm
Thickness: 28 mm
Weight
730 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4426-0784-2 (9781442607842)
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Persons
Thomas O. Hueglin Thomas O. Hueglin is a professor in the Department of Political Science at Wilfrid Laurier University.
Alan Fenna is Professor of Politics at the John Curtin Institute of Public Policy, Curtin University, Western Australia. He is the author of a range of journal articles, book chapters, and reports on economic policy, social policy, constitutional issues, and federalism.
Alan Fenna is Professor of Politics at the John Curtin Institute of Public Policy, Curtin University, Western Australia. He is the author of a range of journal articles, book chapters, and reports on economic policy, social policy, constitutional issues, and federalism.
Content
List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Preface
1. The Promise of Federalism
The Case for Federalism
Federalism and European Integration
The Resilience of Established Federations
Federalism and Democratization
Federalism and Conflict Management
2. Federal Principles, Federal Organization
What Is Federalism?
Group Identity
Divided Powers
Constitutional Guarantees
Negotiating Compromise
Social Solidarity
Evaluating Federalism
3. Federal Systems
Analytic Criteria
Models and Variations
Contextual Variables
4. Three Traditions of Federal Thought
Consociational Federalism in Early Modern Europe
Republican Federalism in the Eighteenth Century
Socioeconomic Federalism in the Nineteenth Century and Beyond
5. The Formation of Federal States
The Federal Compromise: Explanatory Perspectives
The United States and the Invention of Modern Federalism
Reluctant Confederation in Canada
Germany from Reich to Republic
Economic Integration and the EU
Imitations and Variations
Devolutionary Federalism
6. Dividing Powers
Issues, Decisions, and Approaches
The American Experiment
Canada: Centralist Intentions
Germany: The Administrative Model
Subsidiarity in the EU
Imitations and Variations
7. Fiscal Federalism
Patterns of Public Finance
Fiscal Pluralism in the United States
Fiscal Balance in Canada
Fiscal Equitability in Germany
Incomplete Fiscal Union in the EU
Imitations and Variations
8. Federalism as a System of Dual Representation
Design Options
The American Senate Model
Canada: A Case of Pseudo-Bicameralism
Germany: The Federal Solution
The European Union: A Case of Second-Chamber Governance
Imitations and Variations
9. Intergovernmental Relations
Patterns of Cooperation
"Cooperative" Federalism in the United States
Executive Federalism in Canada
Interlocking Federalism in Germany
Council Governance and Comitology in the EU
Imitations and Variations
10. Constitutional Amendment
Amendment Procedures
Constitutional Permanence in the United States
Canada: Patriation Games
Constitutional Flexibility in Germany
The EU: Maintaining Confederal Consent
Imitations and Variations
Extreme Constitutional Amendment: Secession
11. Judicial Review
The Role of the Judiciary in a Federal System
The Process of Judicial Review
The United States: Invention and Limits of Judicial Review
Canada: From Imperial to Home-Grown Judicial Review
Germany: Pragmatic Legalism
The EU: Judicial Creation of Supranationality
Imitations, Variations, and Exceptions
12. The Limits of Federalism
The Nature of Federalism: A Reprise
Limits of Capacity and Will to Federate
Federalism, Democracy, and Capitalism
References
Index
Acknowledgments
Preface
1. The Promise of Federalism
The Case for Federalism
Federalism and European Integration
The Resilience of Established Federations
Federalism and Democratization
Federalism and Conflict Management
2. Federal Principles, Federal Organization
What Is Federalism?
Group Identity
Divided Powers
Constitutional Guarantees
Negotiating Compromise
Social Solidarity
Evaluating Federalism
3. Federal Systems
Analytic Criteria
Models and Variations
Contextual Variables
4. Three Traditions of Federal Thought
Consociational Federalism in Early Modern Europe
Republican Federalism in the Eighteenth Century
Socioeconomic Federalism in the Nineteenth Century and Beyond
5. The Formation of Federal States
The Federal Compromise: Explanatory Perspectives
The United States and the Invention of Modern Federalism
Reluctant Confederation in Canada
Germany from Reich to Republic
Economic Integration and the EU
Imitations and Variations
Devolutionary Federalism
6. Dividing Powers
Issues, Decisions, and Approaches
The American Experiment
Canada: Centralist Intentions
Germany: The Administrative Model
Subsidiarity in the EU
Imitations and Variations
7. Fiscal Federalism
Patterns of Public Finance
Fiscal Pluralism in the United States
Fiscal Balance in Canada
Fiscal Equitability in Germany
Incomplete Fiscal Union in the EU
Imitations and Variations
8. Federalism as a System of Dual Representation
Design Options
The American Senate Model
Canada: A Case of Pseudo-Bicameralism
Germany: The Federal Solution
The European Union: A Case of Second-Chamber Governance
Imitations and Variations
9. Intergovernmental Relations
Patterns of Cooperation
"Cooperative" Federalism in the United States
Executive Federalism in Canada
Interlocking Federalism in Germany
Council Governance and Comitology in the EU
Imitations and Variations
10. Constitutional Amendment
Amendment Procedures
Constitutional Permanence in the United States
Canada: Patriation Games
Constitutional Flexibility in Germany
The EU: Maintaining Confederal Consent
Imitations and Variations
Extreme Constitutional Amendment: Secession
11. Judicial Review
The Role of the Judiciary in a Federal System
The Process of Judicial Review
The United States: Invention and Limits of Judicial Review
Canada: From Imperial to Home-Grown Judicial Review
Germany: Pragmatic Legalism
The EU: Judicial Creation of Supranationality
Imitations, Variations, and Exceptions
12. The Limits of Federalism
The Nature of Federalism: A Reprise
Limits of Capacity and Will to Federate
Federalism, Democracy, and Capitalism
References
Index