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IMF Report on Belgium Recommends Fiscal Federalism Improvements

The International Monetary Fund has issued a Concluding Statement regarding a request for financial assistance from Belgium. The report notes that putting into place…

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Alberta Passes Law Rejecting Canadian National Government’s Authority

Alberta has passed a law allowing it to ignore any federal laws and regulations it opposes (password required). Read more here.

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Book Review of “Emerging Federal Structures”

Assefa Fiseha has reviewed Emerging Federal Structures in the Post Cold-War Era, edited by Soeren Keil and Sabine Kropp. Read more here.

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Indian Federalism’s Symmetrical Turn

Kham Khan Suan Hausing examines three aspects of India's "symmetrical turn" in federalism. Read more here.

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Canadian Attitudes Toward Federalism

Tyler Dawson reports that a new poll reveals significant discontent among Canadians for the nation's system of federalism. Read more here.

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Books

Book on Federalism and Secession

Jorge Cagiao y Conde and Alain-G. Gagnon have edited Federalism and Secession (Brussels: Peter Lang, 2021). The book explores the issue of secession in federal contexts and "lays…

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Fiscal Decentralization and Energy Consumption in Kenya

Naftaly Mose analyzes the effect of fiscal decentralization on energy consumption for 47 Kenyan counties from 2013 to 2017. Read more here.

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The Rise of “Urban Citizenship Regimes”

Igor Calzada examines the emerging urban citizenship regimes in Catalonia, Scotland, and Wales and considers the roles that Barcelona, Glasgow, and Cardiff play "in articulating a…

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Federalism and Evidentiary Law in Nigeria

Muyiwa Adigun contends that a recent, generally praised Nigerian Supreme Court ruling overlooks a key aspect of Nigerian federalism (password required). Read more here.

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Canada and Lands for Indigenous Peoples

Stephanie Wood explores the fraught process of transferring control of lands from Canada to indigenous nations, including the necessity of dealing with provinces as well…

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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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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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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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