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March 2, 2018

The “Democratic Deficit” and Executive Federalism in Canada

In this blog post, James Bowden writes that "democratic deficit" refers to a perceived lack of democratic accountability within the legislative process. He states…

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March 1, 2018

Federalism in a “Westminster-Derived” Context

Nicholas Aroney examines the formation and amendment of constitutional development in four nations with a historical relationship to Britain. The author asserts that this common…

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February 27, 2018

Centralization and Decentralization in Switzerland

Paolo Dardanelli and Sean Mueller trace Switzerland's evolving federalism process from 1848 to 2010. They write that, overall, legislative centralization has been wide-ranging, while…

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February 26, 2018

Catalonia Update

In this blog piece, Karlo Basta looks at recent events in Catalonia, including why Spain and those in favor of Catalan independence have struggled…

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February 15, 2018

Federalism in Myanmar

Dulyapak Preecharush traces the history of federalism in Myanmar, noting that federalism-building has been an arduous task for the nation. Read more here.

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February 15, 2018

Nepal Federalism Update

Two recent articles about federalism-related developments in Nepal address federalism and ethnic violence and the financial challenges in moving away from a unitary system…

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February 14, 2018

Book on Federalism Reform in Germany

Nathalie Behnke and Sabine Kropp have edited Ten Years of Federalism Reform in Germany: Dynamics and Effects of Institutional Development (Oxon: Routledge, 2018). The…

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February 14, 2018

Australia’s GST Distribution

Robert Carling writes that distributing goods and services tax (GST) revenue fairly among the Australian states is always a challenging task because GST revenue…

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February 14, 2018

Saskatchewan Premier Rejects Canada’s Carbon Tax

Scott Moe, Saskatchewan's next premier, has announced that he plans to resist the carbon tax that the federal government wants all Canadian provinces to…

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February 9, 2018

NAFTA Talks Between the US and Canada Turn Provincial

Negotiations related to the North American Free Trade Agreement are beginning to affect trade policy at the provincial and state level. Ontario, for example,…

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February 7, 2018

Federalism Campaign in the Philippines

The PDP-Laban Federalism Institute has launched a campaign to increase public awareness of the nation's move toward federalism. Read more here.

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February 6, 2018

Federalism and Social Program Funding in India

In this op-ed, Yamini Aiyar writes that Indian states have called for more budget flexibility from the central government over social programs. Aiyar contends…

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February 2, 2018

The Impact of the Clarity Act in Spain

Francisco Javier Romero Caro examines why Canada's Clarity Act has exerted a strong influence on separatist movements in Spain, including how it has affected…

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