Federalism and Political Performance - 9780415218108

Taylor & Francis

Federalism and Political Performance compares the political performance of federal and non-federal states and evaluates the impact of different types of federation. The contributors draw together focused case-studies to illustrate their arguments on a wide range of countries, including Russia, India, Spain, Germany, Switzerland, Australia and Canada. A thorough and authoritative volume and a valuable resource for students and scholars of Comparative Politics.\n > Introduction Ute Wachendorfer-Schmidt Federalism, democracy and ethnonational conflict 1. Federalism in Russia? Klaus von Beyme 2. The nation, state and the federal process in India Subrata K. Mitra 3. Spain: incomplete federalism Mireia Grau i Creus Federalism and policy making in advanced democracies 4. Collaborative federalism in Germany: keeping the system in the eye of the storm Ute Wachendorfer-Schmidt 5. Swiss federalism in comparative perspective Klaus Armingeon 6. When adversaries collaborate: conditional cot