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Decentralization and Educational Governance in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Cyril Brandt and Stylianos Moshonas examine decentralization in the Democratic Republic of Congo and outline four ways that decentralization has affected the nation's educational…

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Automaker Group Agrees to California Vehicle Emissions Standards

A group representing a number of automakers has dropped its opposition to California's vehicle emissions standards. The Biden administration is reviewing the Trump administration's…

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FIFA and Intergovernmental Transfers in Russia

Ekaterina Paustyan examines the distribution of politically motivated intergovernmental transfers in Russia related to the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Read more here.

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Vaccination Policies the “Newest New Federalism”?

Susan Estrich writes that the widely varying criteria for coronavirus vaccine eligibility represents a "Newest New Federalism." Read more here.

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Trends in Central Versus Regional Authority in the UK

Abbas Ziafati Bafarasat and Mark Baker contend that the United Kingdom bucks the trend of increasing regional authority identified by the Regional Authority Index…

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Federalism and Public Health During the Pandemic

Sean Dougherty and Pietrangelo De Biase study how nations with centralized and federal structures have fared during the coronavirus pandemic. Read more here.

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More Infrastructure Assistance on the Way?

Girard Miller suggests that, regardless of how much assistance states and localities receive in the upcoming federal pandemic relief bill, greater funding for local…

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Should the UK Move Toward Federalism?

Senior leadership with the Labor Party are calling for the United Kingdom to move more toward a federal structure. Read more here.

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Improved Intergovernmental Cooperation Needed for Vaccine Delivery

Donald F. Kettl explores the kind of intergovernmental cooperation he asserts is necessary to deliver coronavirus vaccinations more quickly. Read more here.

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City Leaders Optimistic About Dealing with Biden Administration

Many city mayors are optimistic that relations between their cities and the Biden administration will be more cordial and productive than during the years…

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Decentralization and Progressive Taxation in Switzerland

Simon Berset and Mark Schelker consider the role of a central government in redistributing tax revenue to limit welfare- and tax-induced migration by analyzing Swiss…

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Is Atlantic Canada too Dependent on Federal Transfers?

Fred McMahon with the Fraser Institute reports that federal transfers make up more than 25 percent of Atlantic Canada's economy. He suggests that "any…

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Fiscal Federalism in the Russian Federation

Nadezhda Ponomarenko examines inter-budgetary relations between the national government and the regions in the Russian Federation. Read more here.

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