Situation-Specific Analysis of Kenyan Devolution
James Thuo Gathii and Harrison Mbori Otieno analyze Kenya's cooperative model of devolution. Specifically, the authors call for more study of how devolution has…
James Thuo Gathii and Harrison Mbori Otieno analyze Kenya's cooperative model of devolution. Specifically, the authors call for more study of how devolution has…
Addressing a protest assembly, Nepali Congress member Gagan Kumar Thapa expressed frustration with the nation's transition to federalism, arguing that "the activities of the…
In an op-ed, Pradip Phanjoubam writes that the time has come for India to move beyond its strong unitary structure to one of true…
CSF Fellow John Kincaid and Jack Jedwab have edited Identities, Trust, and Cohesion in Federal Systems (Montreal: McGill-Queen's University Press, 2019). Part of the…
Writing that the relationship between the national government and the states "is a delicate one," the Daily News and Analysis contends that conflict sparked…
Texas has waited a year for the federal government to set guidelines for distributing funds for Hurricane Harvey relief. A growing number of state…
India's federal Central Bureau of Investigation has come into conflict with state police forces in West Bengal over an investigation of an alleged ponzi…
Michael Ollove of the Pew Charitable Trusts reports that lawmakers in 41 states have offered plans to control prescription drug costs. Ollove suggests that…
Ken Opalo states that devolution complicates voters' ability to place responsibility for policy decisions at different levels of government. He uses panel survey evidence…
Aaron Klein writes that the banking industry's nervousness about handling marijuana-related funds could be allayed easily. He suggests, for example, that the U.S. Treasury…
An op-ed in the Moscow Times provides an overview of the fraught nature of Russian federalism and asks: "has Russian federalism died, or is it just…
In a speech this week, former vice president Mohammad Hamid Ansari warned that the nation's steps toward cooperative federalism continue to be insufficient. Read more…
Writing that "the system is the solution," Ken Ivory suggests that federalism and bolder leadership by state leaders offer the best way to ensure…
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