The Dynamics of Federalism in National and Supranational Political Systems

1. In the Eye of the Beholder: The Dynamics of Federalism in National and Supranational Political Systems
Michael A. Pagano

Part I. Constitutional and Political Framework

2. Overview and Introduction
Celina Souza

3. Types of Federalism: Achieving Self-Governing Capabilities in Societies with Federal Potentials
Filippo Sabetti

4. “Thinking Federally” from a Governance Perspective
Susan E. Clarke

5. Social Forces, Space and Boundaries
Ann O’M. Bowman

Part II. The Fiscal Framework

6. Overview and Introduction
Michael A. Pagano

7. Wealth and Tax Systems
Jeffrey I. Chapman

8. Local Government Own-source Revenues and Debt Financing: Structure and Stress
W. Bartley Hildreth

9. Fiscal Federalism and Intergovernmental Revenues in the US
Christopher W. Hoene

Part III. The Policy Framework

10. Overview and Introduction
Sarah F. Liebschutz

11. Dividing the Job Revisited: Learning from the United States Case 1789–2006
Carol S. Weissert

12. Efficient and Equitable Service Delivery in a Federal System
Daphne A. Kenyon

13. Intergovernmental Policy Management: Cooperative Practices in Federal Systems
Robert Agranoff

Part IV. Conclusion

14. Conclusion
Michael A. Pagano, Robert Leonardi

15. Thinking About Federal Systems in the 21st Century in Light of the European Experience with “Operational” Federalism
Robert Leonardi, Raffaella Y. Nanetti

Nyckelord: Political Science and International Relations, Public Policy, Political Science, Public Administration