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States Sue Federal Government Over Coal Rules
POSTED | Aug 16, 2019
A group of 22 Democratic-led states has sued the federal government because of a new rule that gives states more authority over proposed upgrades for...More
Insurers Return to ACA Marketplaces
POSTED | Aug 16, 2019
Health insurers are beginning to return to ACA insurance marketplaces as states work to stabilize the markets. Read more here.
Sidama Demand Challenges Ethiopia's Ethnic Federalism
POSTED | Aug 15, 2019
Yohannes Gedamu writes that Ethiopia's federal ethnic arrangement faces a severe test from the Sidama ethnic group's demand to have its own regional state. Read more...More
Book on Canadian Influence on the Law of Secession
POSTED | Aug 15, 2019
Giacomo Delledonne and Giuseppe Martinico have edited The Canadian Contribution to a Comparative Law of Secession (Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave-Macmillan, 2019). The book explores the 20th anniversary of the Quebec Secession Reference,...More
Is Decentralization Needed in Nigerian Land Administration?
POSTED | Aug 14, 2019
Madumere Nelson proposed a new, decentralized land administration model that, Nelson suggests, is "reflective of practical realities and social dynamics of the Nigerian state." Read more...More
Federalism and "Good Government"
POSTED | Aug 14, 2019
Don Aitkin traces the rise of federations and suggests that in Australia, local communities have lost too much power to the center -- "Australia is...More
Fiscal Federalism and Chinese Economic Expansion
POSTED | Aug 13, 2019
In an op-ed, Zhang Jun writes that credit for the nation's economic expansion lies not with state control, but with its unique form of fiscal...More
National Government of Nepal Renames Local Governments
POSTED | Aug 13, 2019
The Himalayan Times reports that the federal government has changed the headquarters and names of local governments. Some observers contend that this violates principles of federalism,...More
Does Kashmir Change Expose the Fragility of Indian Federalism?
POSTED | Aug 12, 2019
In an op-ed, Louise Tillin writes that regional autonomy was on the rise in India from 1989 until 2014, when the Bharatiya Janata Party achieved...More
Podcast on Gun Violence and Federalism
POSTED | Aug 12, 2019
In the wake of the recent mass shootings in Texas and Ohio, Charlie Sykes and Adam White discuss how responses to the violence might differ...More
Kashmir Change Contributes to Power Shift in India
POSTED | Aug 09, 2019
Manoj Ramachandran contends that the changed status of Kashmir is just the latest example of how the government of Narendra Modi has shifted the balance...More
Decentralization and European Economic Development
POSTED | Aug 09, 2019
A group of authors have analyzed the fiscal impact of decentralization on the economic development of almost thirty European economies from 1992 to 2017. Read more...More
India Revokes Kashmir's Special Status
POSTED | Aug 08, 2019
India has moved to consolidate control over Kashmir, a Muslim-majority region that has, since 1950, enjoyed considerable autonomy. Pakistan and China have both condemned India's actions (password required)....More
Indian Dam Bill Sparks Federalism Concerns
POSTED | Aug 08, 2019
Political leaders in the state of Tamil Nadu have expressed federalism concerns about a dam safety bill introduced in Parliament that will give the national...More
States Scramble to Meet Real ID Act's Requirements
POSTED | Aug 08, 2019
A number of states are struggling to comply with the federal Real ID Act, which establishes minimum security standards for license issuance and bars federal...More