Putting Federalism In Its Place

Author : Scott L. Greer,Daniel Béland,André Lecours,Kenneth A Dubin
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2023-01-17
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780472902927

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Putting Federalism in Its Place by Scott L. Greer,Daniel Béland,André Lecours,Kenneth A Dubin Pdf

What does federalism do to welfare states? This question arises in scholarly debates about policy design as well as in discussions about the right political institutions for a country. It has frustrated many, with federalism seeming to matter in all sorts of combinations with all sorts of issues, from nationalism to racism to intergovernmental competition. The diffuse federalism literature has not come to compelling answers for very basic questions. Scott L. Greer, Daniel Béland, André Lecours, and Kenneth A. Dubin argue for a new approach—one methodologically focused on configurations of variables within cases rather than a fruitless attempt to isolate “the” effect of federalism; and one that is substantively engaged with identifying key elements in configurations as well as with when and how their interactions matter. Born out of their work on a multi-year, eleven-country project (published as Federalism and Social Policy: Patterns of Redistribution in Eleven Countries, University of Michigan Press, 2019), this book comprises a methodological and substantive agenda. Methodologically, the authors shift to studies that embraced and understood the complexity within which federal political institutions operate. Substantively, they make an argument for the importance of plurinationalism, changing economic interests, and institutional legacies.

Author : Daniel Ziblatt
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 235 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2008-01-21
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781400827244

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Structuring the State by Daniel Ziblatt Pdf

Germany's and Italy's belated national unifications continue to loom large in contemporary debates. Often regarded as Europe's paradigmatic instances of failed modernization, the two countries form the basis of many of our most prized theories of social science. Structuring the State undertakes one of the first systematic comparisons of the two cases, putting the origins of these nation-states and the nature of European political development in new light. Daniel Ziblatt begins his analysis with a striking puzzle: Upon national unification, why was Germany formed as a federal nation-state and Italy as a unitary nation-state? He traces the diplomatic maneuverings and high political drama of national unification in nineteenth-century Germany and Italy to refute the widely accepted notion that the two states' structure stemmed exclusively from Machiavellian farsightedness on the part of militarily powerful political leaders. Instead, he demonstrates that Germany's and Italy's "founding fathers" were constrained by two very different pre-unification patterns of institutional development. In Germany, a legacy of well-developed sub-national institutions provided the key building blocks of federalism. In Italy, these institutions' absence doomed federalism. This crucial difference in the organization of local power still shapes debates about federalism in Italy and Germany today. By exposing the source of this enduring contrast, Structuring the State offers a broader theory of federalism's origins that will interest scholars and students of comparative politics, state-building, international relations, and European political history.

Author : Scott L Greer,Heather Elliott
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 339 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2019-05-24
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780472131174

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Federalism and Social Policy by Scott L Greer,Heather Elliott Pdf

Federalism and Social Policy focuses on the crucial question: Is a strong and egalitarian welfare state compatible with federalism? In this carefully curated collection, Scott L. Greer, Heather Elliott, and the contributors explore the relationship between decentralization and the welfare state to determine whether or not decentralization has negative consequences for welfare. The contributors examine a variety of federal countries, including Spain, Canada, and the United Kingdom, asking four key questions related to decentralization: (1) Are there regional welfare states (such as Scotland, Minnesota, etc.)? (2) How much variation is there in the structures of federal welfare states? (3) Is federalism bad for welfare? (4) Does austerity recentralize or decentralize welfare states? By focusing on money and policy instead of law and constitutional politics, the volume shows that federalism shapes regional governments and policies even when decentralization exists.

Author : Alexander Hamilton,John Jay,James Madison
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
Page : 455 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2018-08-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781528785877

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The Federalist Papers by Alexander Hamilton,John Jay,James Madison Pdf

Classic Books Library presents this brand new edition of “The Federalist Papers”, a collection of separate essays and articles compiled in 1788 by Alexander Hamilton. Following the United States Declaration of Independence in 1776, the governing doctrines and policies of the States lacked cohesion. “The Federalist”, as it was previously known, was constructed by American statesman Alexander Hamilton, and was intended to catalyse the ratification of the United States Constitution. Hamilton recruited fellow statesmen James Madison Jr., and John Jay to write papers for the compendium, and the three are known as some of the Founding Fathers of the United States. Alexander Hamilton (c. 1755–1804) was an American lawyer, journalist and highly influential government official. He also served as a Senior Officer in the Army between 1799-1800 and founded the Federalist Party, the system that governed the nation’s finances. His contributions to the Constitution and leadership made a significant and lasting impact on the early development of the nation of the United States.

Author : Pratheepan Gulasekaram,S. Karthick Ramakrishnan
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2015-09-15
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781107111967

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The New Immigration Federalism by Pratheepan Gulasekaram,S. Karthick Ramakrishnan Pdf

This book offers an empirical analysis of recent pro- and anti-immigration lawmaking at state and local levels in the USA.

Author : Scott L. Greer,Michelle Falkenbach,Josep Figueras,Matthias Wismar
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 317 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2024-02
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781009467735

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Health and the Sustainable Development Goals by Scott L. Greer,Michelle Falkenbach,Josep Figueras,Matthias Wismar Pdf

Factors outside of healthcare services determine our health and this involves many different sectors. Health for All Policies changes the argument about inter-sectoral action, from one focusing on health and the health sector to one based on co-benefits - a 'Health for All Policies' approach. It uses the Sustainable Development Goals as the framework for identifying goals across sectors and summarizes evidence along two causal axes. One is the impact of improved health status on other SDGs, e.g. better educational and employment results. The other is the impact of health systems and policies on other sectors. The 'Health for All Policies' approach advocated in this book is thus a call to improve health to achieve goals beyond health and for the health sector itself to do better in understanding and directing its impact on the world beyond the healthcare it provides. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

Author : Alain-G. Gagnon
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 497 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2009-06-06
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781442692527

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Contemporary Canadian Federalism by Alain-G. Gagnon Pdf

First published in French in 2006, Le fédéralisme canadien contemporain was immediately recognised as the most comprehensive collection of reflections on Canadian federalism by leading Québécois scholars. This remarkable translation of a range of Québécois voices makes their insightful and underrepresented perspectives available to English-language audiences. Offering alternative views of the Canadian federal model's realities by covering its foundations, traditions, and institutions, Contemporary Canadian Federalism considers the ways in which federalism relates to issues such as regionalism, multiculturalism, rights and freedoms, financial distribution, and public policy. Filled with stimulating work that bridges the gap between distinctive traditions in English- and French-Canadian scholarship on federalism, this important volume is required reading for understanding provincial-federal relations and Canadian governance.

Author : Scott L Greer,Elizabeth King,Elize Massard da Fonseca,Andre Peralta-Santos
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2021-04-19
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780472902460

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Coronavirus Politics by Scott L Greer,Elizabeth King,Elize Massard da Fonseca,Andre Peralta-Santos Pdf

COVID-19 is the most significant global crisis of any of our lifetimes. The numbers have been stupefying, whether of infection and mortality, the scale of public health measures, or the economic consequences of shutdown. Coronavirus Politics identifies key threads in the global comparative discussion that continue to shed light on COVID-19 and shape debates about what it means for scholarship in health and comparative politics. Editors Scott L. Greer, Elizabeth J. King, Elize Massard da Fonseca, and André Peralta-Santos bring together over 30 authors versed in politics and the health issues in order to understand the health policy decisions, the public health interventions, the social policy decisions, their interactions, and the reasons. The book’s coverage is global, with a wide range of key and exemplary countries, and contains a mixture of comparative, thematic, and templated country studies. All go beyond reporting and monitoring to develop explanations that draw on the authors' expertise while engaging in structured conversations across the book.

Author : Daniel Béland,André Lecours
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2010-08-12
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780191613869

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Nationalism and Social Policy by Daniel Béland,André Lecours Pdf

Despite the recent proliferation of literature on nationalism and on social policy, relatively little has been written to analyse the possible interaction between the two. Scholars interested in social citizenship have indirectly dealt with the interaction between national identity and social programs such as the British NHS, but they have seldom examined this connection in reference to nationalism. Specialists of nationalism rarely mention social policy, focusing instead on language, culture, ethnicity, and religion. The main objective of this book is to explore the nature of the connection between nationalism and social policy from a comparative and historical perspective. At the theoretical level, this analysis will shed new light on a more general issue: the relationships between identity formation, territorial politics, and social policy. Although this book refers to the experience of many different countries, the main cases are three multinational states, that is, states featuring strong nationalist movements: Canada (Québec), the United Kingdom (Scotland), and Belgium (Flanders). The book looks at the interplay between nationalism and social policy at both the state and sub-state levels through a detailed comparison between these three cases. In its concluding chapter, the book brings in cases of mono-national states (i.e. France, Germany, Sweden, and the United States) to provide broader comparative insight on the meshing of nationalism and social policy. The original theoretical framework for this research is built using insight from selected scholarship on nationalism and on the welfare state.

Author : Guy Lachapelle,John E. Trent
Publisher : PUM
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9782760617827

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Globalization, Governance and Identity by Guy Lachapelle,John E. Trent Pdf

The International Political Science Association (IPSA) attempted to seek theoretical explanations for the established and emerging forms of political and economic partnerships. This is the result of these efforts, following a roundtable organized by IPSA in Quebec City in 1998.

Author : Gordon Tullock,Fraser Institute (Vancouver, B.C.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UVA:X002645039

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The New Federalist by Gordon Tullock,Fraser Institute (Vancouver, B.C.) Pdf

How can government become more efficient? The answer, world-renowned economist Gordon Tullock explains, is to let governments compete with each other. This means allowing small communities to decide how much to tax and spend. Citizens can then "vote with their feet" and settle in the community that gives the best mix of services for tax dollars. Governments that remain inefficient will lose their tax base and be forced to mend their ways. Tullock masterfully explains how Canada could move toward such a system and the benefits Canadians would receive.

Author : Donald V. Smiley
Publisher : Peterborough, Ont. : Broadview Press
Page : 500 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UVA:X001782922

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Federalism and Political Community by Donald V. Smiley Pdf

Author : Herbert Obinger,Stephan Leibfried,Francis G. Castles
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 381 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2005-06-02
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780521847384

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Federalism and the Welfare State by Herbert Obinger,Stephan Leibfried,Francis G. Castles Pdf

In this unique and provocative contribution to the literatures of political science and social policy, ten leading experts question prevailing views that federalism always inhibits the growth of social solidarity. Their comparative study of the evolution of political institutions and welfare states in the six oldest federal states - Australia, Austria, Canada, Germany, Switzerland, the US - reveals that federalism can facilitate and impede social policy development. Development is contingent on several time-dependent factors, including degree of democratization, type of federalism, and the stage of welfare state development and early distribution of social policy responsibility. The reciprocal nature of the federalism-social policy relationship also becomes apparent: the authors identify a set of important bypass structures within federal systems that have resulted from welfare state growth. In an era of retrenchment and unravelling unitary states, this study suggests that federalism may actually protect the welfare state, and welfare states may enhance national integration.

Author : Michael J. Glennon,Robert D. Sloane
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2016-04-15
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780199355907

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Foreign Affairs Federalism by Michael J. Glennon,Robert D. Sloane Pdf

Challenging the myth that the federal government exercises exclusive control over U.S. foreign-policymaking, Michael J. Glennon and Robert D. Sloane propose that we recognize the prominent role that states and cities now play in that realm. Foreign Affairs Federalism provides the first comprehensive study of the constitutional law and practice of federalism in the conduct of U.S. foreign relations. It could hardly be timelier. States and cities recently have limited greenhouse gas emissions, declared nuclear free zones and sanctuaries for undocumented immigrants, established thousands of sister-city relationships, set up informal diplomatic offices abroad, and sanctioned oppressive foreign governments. Exploring the implications of these and other initiatives, this book argues that the national interest cannot be advanced internationally by Washington alone. Glennon and Sloane examine in detail the considerable foreign affairs powers retained by the states under the Constitution and question the need for Congress or the president to step in to provide "one voice" in foreign affairs. They present concrete, realistic ways that the courts can update antiquated federalism precepts and untangle interwoven strands of international law, federal law, and state law. The result is a lucid, incisive, and up-to-date analysis of the rules that empower-and limit-states and cities abroad.

Author : Sotirios A. Barber
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2013-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780674067967

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The Fallacies of States' Rights by Sotirios A. Barber Pdf

Barber shows how arguments for states’ rights from John C. Calhoun to the present offend common sense, logic, and bedrock constitutional principles. The Constitution is a charter of positive benefits, not a contract among separate sovereigns whose function is to protect people from the central government, when there are greater dangers to confront.