Designing federalism
Subtitle: a theory of self-sustainable federal institutions
By: Mikhail Filippov, Peter C. Ordeshook, Olga Shvetsova.
Contributors: Ordeshook, Peter C., 1942-; Shvetsova, Olga
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2003
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 384
Subjects: Federal government; Comparative government; World politics -- 1989-
Description: 'The design of federal states from Russia and the Ukraine to Canada and the European Union typically develops from a false set of assumptions regarding the institutional building blocks of such a state. Rather than any carefully delineated allocation of policy jurisdictions, the authors argue that a number of institutional variables, not normally associated with federal design, can be critical in determining federal success. (The variables are the content of regional charters and the extent to which public offices are filled by election rather than appointment.)' From publisher'sdescription.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.