Nationalization of Elections in Australia
Dain Bolwell and Richard Eccleston analyze recent state and territorial elections in Australia to determine the extent of nationalization of sub-national elections. Their analysis…
Dain Bolwell and Richard Eccleston analyze recent state and territorial elections in Australia to determine the extent of nationalization of sub-national elections. Their analysis…
As part of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development's series of fiscal federalism working papers, Katharina Herold writes that high indebtedness for municipal…
Brent Rathgeber writes that Canadian cooperative federalism might have entered a "new and awkward" phase over the stalled expansion of Kinder Morgan's Trans Mountain…
Andrew Bernstein and Stefan Case assert that federalism will play a central role this year in the areas of carbon taxes, energy development, and marijuana decriminalization. Read…
James Bowen examines tensions that are developing between the Australian government and the states and territories over China's Belt and Road Initiative. The states…
In this op-ed, Mukti Rijal says that under the nation's new federalist structure, public goods and delivery of services are best provided at the…
David García Sarubbi argues that in federal systems, constitutional interpretation should be decentralized and shared by federal and state courts. He traces the different…
Erika Arban writes that referendums in Europe have become common tools in the last few years to decide controversial issues. She examines two such…
The editorial board of Economic and Political Weekly writes that the Finance Commission has acted ably as an independent arbiter of resources between the…
The Supreme Court recently upheld a New Brunswick law that limits the amount of alcohol that can be carried across its border. A New…
In this op-ed, Isobel Lindsay suggests that the implementation of federalism in the United Kingdom would be far more radical than most people realize.…
Stephanie Stimpson and Peter Danner write that federal, provincial, and local approvals are typically necessary for inter-provincial crude oil pipelines. After reviewing recent disagreements…
In this commentary, Mathew Idiculla examines events leading to the recent unveiling of an official state flag for Karnataka. Idiculla identifies several aspects of…
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