02804nam a2200421 a 4500 ebr10178295 CaPaEBR 20260707180228.0 m u cr cn||||||||| 060914s2005 qucb s 000 0 eng 2006491430 20059007141 0773529403 (pbk.) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)648263237 JC355 .D475 2005aeb 321.02/3 22 104113 83805 Dialogues on distribution of powers and responsibilities in federal countries [electronic resource] / edited by Raoul Blindenbacher and Abigail Ostien. Montreal : Published for Forum of Federations and International Association of Centers for Federal Studies by McGill-Queen's University Press, c2005. ix, 53 p. : maps ; 23 cm. A global dialogue on federalism booklet series ; v. 2 Australia: a quiet revolution in the balance of power / Clement Macintyre, John Williams -- Belguim: continuing changes in a new federal structure / Hugues Dumont ... [et al.] -- Brazil: federation building and social welfare / Marcelo Piancastelli de Siqueira -- Canada: competition within cooperative federalism / Richard Simeon -- Germany: Länder implementing federal legislation / Hans-Peter Schneider -- India: continuity and change in the federal union / George Mathew -- Mexico: a historic election brings pressures for decentralization / Manuel González Oropeza -- Nigeria: over-centralization after decades of military rule / J. Isawa Elaigwu -- Spain: a unique model of state autonomy / Xavier Bernadí Gil, Clara Velasco -- Switzerland: seeking a balance between shared rule and self-rule / Sarah Byrne, Thomas Fleiner -- The United States of America: a federal government of limited powers / Ellis Katz -- Comparative reflections / Ronald L. Watts. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Federal government. 59082 Comparative government. 21447 Fédéralisme. 147671 Institutions politiques comparées. 147672 Electronic books. local 190 Blindenbacher, Raoul. 147673 Ostien, Abigail J., 1971- 147674 International Association of Centers for Federal Studies. 147675 Forum of Federations. 147676 ebrary, Inc. 191 Global dialogue on federalism booklet series ; v. 2. 147677 http://site.ebrary.com/lib/strathmore/Doc?id=10178295 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 104113 83805