Is the Philippines Federalism Plan “Dead”?
In an op-ed, Mong Palatino writes that President Rodrigo Duterte's federalism plan is "dead" and that "federalism can be included in the list of…
In an op-ed, Mong Palatino writes that President Rodrigo Duterte's federalism plan is "dead" and that "federalism can be included in the list of…
Johannes Reich suggests that the Swiss federalism experience offers insights into federalism and mitigating climate change. Read more here.
Writing that "virus has . . . exposed the hollowness of the slogan 'cooperative federalism,'" Rajrishi Singhal contends that the coronavirus pandemic has highlighted a number of challenging…
A working paper published by the International Monetary Fund traces how regional disparities evolved in Russia and how the nation's system of intergovernmental fiscal relations…
Carles Ferreira examines the 2017 territorial crisis that occurred between Spain and Catalonia. Read more here.
Nupur Nirola and Atrayee Choudhury consider the impact of revenue decentralization on regional investment through grants from the national government. Read more here.
Mayowa Abiru examines some of the issues that have hindered Nigeria's development, including the presence of "pseudo-federalism." Read more here.
R. Srinivasan warns that "an unrestricted free-for-all between the Centre and the States, as well as between the States," over dealing with the coronavirus…
Stephen Van Dine calls on Canada's leadership to return to cooperative federalism to best cope with the coronavirus pandemic. Read more here.
Sergey L. Sergevnin provides a historical overview of the rulings of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation on, among other issues, the principles…
Malcolm Lavoie compares how four common law nations -- the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand -- deal with indigenous control of territory. Read more here.
Alok Prasanna Kumar contends that the "twisted notion" of a strong central government has led the nation to its failure to deal with the coronavirus…
The University of Manchester has issued a call for papers on the subject of the philosophy of federalism for a conference in September of…
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