02667nam a2200397 a 4500 ebr10178295 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 060914s2005 qucb s 000 0 eng 2006491430 20059007141 0773529403 (pbk.) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)243600862 JC355 .D475 2005aeb 321.02/3 22 Dialogues on distribution of powers and responsibilities in federal countries [electronic resource] / edited by Raoul Blindenbacher and Abigail Ostien. Montreal : Published for Forum of Federations and International Association of Centers for Federal Studies by McGill-Queen's University Press, c2005. ix, 53 p. : maps. A global dialogue on federalism booklet series ; v. 2 Australia: a quiet revolution in the balance of power / Clement Macintyre, John Williams -- Belguim: continuing changes in a new federal structure / Hugues Dumont ... [et al.] -- Brazil: federation building and social welfare / Marcelo Piancastelli de Siqueira -- Canada: competition within cooperative federalism / Richard Simeon -- Germany: L�ander implementing federal legislation / Hans-Peter Schneider -- India: continuity and change in the federal union / George Mathew -- Mexico: a historic election brings pressures for decentralization / Manuel Gonz�alez Oropeza -- Nigeria: over-centralization after decades of military rule / J. Isawa Elaigwu -- Spain: a unique model of state autonomy / Xavier Bernad�i Gil, Clara Velasco -- Switzerland: seeking a balance between shared rule and self-rule / Sarah Byrne, Thomas Fleiner -- The United States of America: a federal government of limited powers / Ellis Katz -- Comparative reflections / Ronald L. Watts. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Federal government. Comparative government. F�ed�eralisme. Institutions politiques compar�ees. Electronic books. local Blindenbacher, Raoul. Karos, Abigail Ostien, 1971- International Association of Centers for Federal Studies. Forum of Federations. ebrary, Inc. Global dialogue on federalism booklet series ; v. 2. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10178295 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 140793 140793