02667nam a2200397 a 4500001001200000003000800012006001900020007001500039008004100054010001700095016001600112020002200128040002100150035002100171050002500192082001700217245015800234260015600392300002300548490005900571505097300630533015201603650002401755650002801779650002301807650004201830655002901872700002601901700003401927710006201961710002602023710001702049830005802066856012602124999001902250ebr10178295CaPaEBRm        u        cr cn|||||||||060914s2005    qucb    s     000 0 eng    z  2006491430  z20059007141  z0773529403 (pbk.)  aCaPaEBRcCaPaEBR  a(OCoLC)24360086214aJC355b.D475 2005aeb04a321.02/322200aDialogues on distribution of powers and responsibilities in federal countriesh[electronic resource] /cedited by Raoul Blindenbacher and Abigail Ostien.  aMontreal :bPublished for Forum of Federations and International Association of Centers for Federal Studies by McGill-Queen's University Press,cc2005.  aix, 53 p. :bmaps.1 aA global dialogue on federalism booklet series ;vv. 20 aAustralia: 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.  aElectronic reproduction.bPalo Alto, Calif. :cebrary,d2013.nAvailable via World Wide Web.nAccess may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. 0aFederal government. 0aComparative government. 6aF�ed�eralisme. 6aInstitutions politiques compar�ees. 7aElectronic books.2local1 aBlindenbacher, Raoul.1 aKaros, Abigail Ostien,d1971-2 aInternational Association of Centers for Federal Studies.2 aForum of Federations.2 aebrary, Inc. 0aGlobal dialogue on federalism booklet series ;vv. 2.40uhttp://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10178295zAn electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view  c140793d140793