Presentation on Indian Federalism and Service Delivery During the Pandemic
On March 12, the Watson Institute at Brown University will host an online presentation by Junaid Kamal Ahmad, Country Director with the World Bank…
The Federalism Library is an online multimedia collection of articles, books, and podcasts exploring contemporary and classic questions related to federalism. It includes material created by the Center for the Study of Federalism, as well as carefully curated information from prominent writers on federalism.
On March 12, the Watson Institute at Brown University will host an online presentation by Junaid Kamal Ahmad, Country Director with the World Bank…
The Pioneer Institute has posted an interview with Tommy Schultz of the American Federation for Children about federalism and school choice. Read more here.
After expecting deep deficits due the pandemic, many states are expecting surpluses. This has led to disagreements among state lawmakers about the need for…
The U.S. Senate has added restrictions to how states and localities could use the funds proposed in the coronavirus relief bill recently passed by…
Julia Spiegel writes that states and localities have, "in underappreciated ways," stepped in to fill foreign-policy voids created by a lack of national leadership.…
Kent Eaton considers how subnational governments in Latin America are defending their authority vis-à-vis national governments. Read more here.
The U.S. House of Representatives is set to vote on a bill that would promote voter access, strengthen campaign finance laws, and reform redistricting…
Amanda Kass and Philip Rocco explore why states and localities need more federal financial support. Read more here.
Ilya Somin reviews the status of litigation challenging the Centers for Disease Control's authority to issue a nationwide eviction moratorium. Read more here.
Girard Miller urges state and local leaders to think strategically, and to work from the bottom up, to push Congress for infrastructure support. Read…
Patricia Popelier has written Dynamic Federalism: A New Theory for Cohesion and Regional Autonomy (Oxon: Routledge, 2021). Popelier outlines what dynamic federalism is, offers indexes…
Johanne Poirier compares how the characteristics of intergovernmental relations differ in common-law versus civil-law jurisdictions. Read more here.
Chakar Khan, Muhammad Akram, and Imran Farooq examine the effects of fiscal decentralization on social services in the Balochistan province of Pakistan. Read more…
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