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Fiscal Federalism, Taxation, and Social Enhancement in Nigeria

Cordelia Onyinyechi Omodero analyzes the tax autonomy of Nigeria's three levels of government. Read more here.

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American Federalism

Localities Use Federal Funds to Cancel Medical Debt

Oscar Perry Abello describes how some local governments are using federal American Rescue Plan Act funds to cancel their residents' medical debts. Read more…

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American Federalism

Federalism and the Prison-Industrial Complex

Noting that "states are immune from antitrust scrutiny as a matter of federalism," Gregory Day explores antitrust federalism and the prison-industrial complex. Read more here.

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American Federalism

Federalism and Moore v. Harper

In a blog post associated with Stanford Law School, Professor Michael McConnell is interviewed about the federalism aspects of the independent state legislature theory…

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Decentralization or Centralization: State Ownership in China

A group of scholars propose a new way to examine state ownership in the Chinese economy and what that means for centralization and decentralization. Read more…

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American Federalism

“Vigilante Federalism” Podcast

The Sidebar podcast has interviewed David Noll, who recently co-authored an article titled "Vigilante Federalism." You can listen here.

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Podcast on Canadian Fiscal Relations

Participants in a new episode of The Living Tree podcast take a "deep dive into fiscal federalism" by exploring Canadian federal-provincial fiscal relations. You…

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American Federalism

Would Independent State Legislature Theory “Dishonor” Federalism?

Ari Savitsky and Kristi Graunke contend that the independent state legislature theory, an idea currently before the U.S. Supreme Court, would "dishonor federalism principles"…

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Call for Federalism in the United Kingdom

In an op-ed, Alistair Carmichael contends that the time for federalism has arrived for Scotland and that "a federal UK with a written constitution…

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American Federalism

William Rehnquist and the Independent State Legislature Theory

Joan Biskupic writes that a case before the U.S. Supreme Court concerning the independent state legislature theory can be traced to a concurring opinion penned…

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Local Contacts and Compliance with National Policies in China

A group of scholars study how hometown relationships between local leaders and members of China's Politburo Standing Committee affect local compliance with national policies.…

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Autocracies and Local Opposition

Mariam Begadze considers how liberal opposition at the local level has interacted with autocratic leadership at the national level in Poland, Turkey, and Hungary. Read more…

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Call for Judicial Federalism in Nigeria

Edoba Omoregie contends that the "unitarist structure" of Nigeria's judiciary should be discarded in favor of a form reflecting "judicial federalism." Read more here.

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