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Format:
Paperback 192 pp.
4.5" x 7"

ISBN-10:
0195429044

ISBN-13:
9780195429046

Publication date:
December 2007

Imprint: OUP Canada

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Federalism

An Introduction

George Anderson

Federalism: An Introduction is meant to provide students of political science as well as practitioners and scholars with a concise, jargon-free overview of the various forms of federal government found around the world as well as the basic principles, practices, benefits, and challenges characteristic of the federal form of government. The book defines federalism and examines the constitutional, legal, financial, and philosophical underpinnings of federal systems, incorporating examples not only from well-known and long-established federations such as Canada and the United States but countries that have only recently adopted a federal form of government. The author is well-known both in Canada and around the world, both as a scholar and as a public servant.

Readership : A core text for upper-level courses in Federalism and a second text for second-year courses in Comparative Government.

Introduction
1. An Overview of Federalism
2. Choosing Federalism
3. The Constituent Units
4. Dividing Powers - Who Does What and How?
5. Money and Fiscal Powers
6. Political Institutions of the Central Government
7. Intergovernmental Relations and Politics
8. Unity and Diversity
9. Thinking About Federalism
Further Reading
Acknowledgements

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George Anderson became president of the Forum of Federations in June 2005. He was previously Deputy Minister of Natural Resources Canada, from May 2002 until May 2005. He also served as Deputy Minister (Intergovernmental Affairs) in the Privy Council Office beginning in August 1996. He began working in Canada's federal public service in 1972. From 1992 to 1993, he was a fellow at Harvard University's Center for International Affairs. George Anderson has a B.A. from Queen's University, an M. Litt. in Political Science from Oxford University, a diploma from the École nationale d'administration in Paris, France, and is currently a trustee of Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada.

Canadian Federalism - Edited by Herman Bakvis and Grace Skogstad

Special Features

  • Overview of the nature and practice of federal government in the 28 countries around the world that are federalism systems (these countries are home to 40% of the world's population).
  • Aimed at students as well as practitioners, including members of the Forum of Federations, a think-thank specializing in the study of federal government active on six continents.
  • Analyzes the nature of federalism both in the developed and developing world.
  • Identifies common characteristics among federal systems as well as key differences.