Fiscal Federalism in Belgium
Yu Ching Wong of the International Monetary Fund reviews the status of fiscal decentralization in Belgium and offers recommendations. Read more here.
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.
Yu Ching Wong of the International Monetary Fund reviews the status of fiscal decentralization in Belgium and offers recommendations. Read more here.
Dylan Lino asserts that Australia's constitutional order, which includes a commitment to federalism, can be used to draw the nation's political traditions into the service of…
Hangzhou Zhang and Alfred M. Wu explore an example of local defiance against the increasing centralization of power in China. Read more here.
John Portz has written Educational Accountability and American Federalism (New York: Routledge, 2023). The book explores the types of accountability that take place in different institutional settings…
Marc Spindelman contends that, in the wake of the Dobbs decision that eliminated federal abortion rights, states should consider protecting this right on sex-equality grounds. Read…
Gregory Day writes that state monopolies have been widely used to oppress marginalized groups, but benefit from immunity from antitrust review as a matter of…
In an op-ed, Sarath Pillai considers the distinction between "union" and "the center" in Indian political discourse. Read more here.
A careful analysis of the crisis casts light on the complex federal structures that affect the production, distribution, and consumption of baby formula. What does this crisis tell us about our federal system, and how can this case be used by students and teachers?
Jessica Coria studies the factors federations must grapple with in deciding whether to ban hazardous chemicals. Read more here.
In an op-ed, Elizabeth May, leader of the Green Party, claims that "failures of federalism abound" in Canada and calls for a stronger national…
Brian K. Fair explores, in what he terms "federalism by deception," how U.S. Supreme Court justices have embraced anti-federal ideology to announce unenumerated limits…
Dev Ranjan writes that Supremacy Clause immunity for federal employees charged with state crimes should be reconsidered, because such immunity "as it currently stands…
The Institute of Federalism has announced a practitioner's course on federalism, decentralization, and local governance within multilevel systems, to be held August 7-18, 2023. Read more…
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