The Federal Idea: Essays in Honour of Ronald L. Watts (Queen's Policy Studies Series) - Softcover

Thomas J. Courchene; John R. Allan; Christian Leuprecht; Nadia Verrelli; John Allan

9781553391982: The Federal Idea: Essays in Honour of Ronald L. Watts (Queen's Policy Studies Series)

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ISBN 10: 1553391985 ISBN 13: 9781553391982

Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press, 2011

The first section, Celebrating Ron Watts, assesses Ronald Watts' academic contributions to the study of federalism (including comparative federalism) as well as his important role as an advisor to federations across the globe. The second section, The Federal Idea: Concepts, explores different perspectives on federalism, both constitutional and citizen-related, and assesses the successes and failures of the federal idea. The final section, The Federal Idea: Practice, addresses a range of policies and practices in individual federations. In addition to case studies, the contributors deal with such issues as fiscal federalism, intergovernmental relations, federalism in the European Union, Scottish devolution, and the differing approaches to upper chambers.

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Thomas J. Courchene is the Jarislowsky-Deutsch professor of economics and financial policy at Queen's University. John R. Allan is a fellow and former associate director of the Institute of Intergovernmental Relations, Queen's University. Christian Leup

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