Legislative, executive, and judicial governance in federal countries /

Comparative studies examine the constitutional design and actual operation of governments in Argentina, Australia, Austria, Canada, Germany, India, Nigeria, Russia, South Africa, Switzerland, and the United States. Contributors analyze the structures and workings of legislative, executive, and judic...

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Corporate Authors: International Association of Centers for Federal Studies (sponsoring body.), Forum of Federations (sponsoring body.)
Other Authors: Le Roy, Katherine (Editor), Saunders, Cheryl (Editor), Kincaid, John, 1946- (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Montréal : Published for Forum of Federations = Forum des fédérations and iacfs by McGill-Queen's University Press, [2006]
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Online Access: Full text (MFA users only)
ISBN:9780773560147
0773560149
0773531343
9780773531345
0773531637
9780773531635
1282850113
9781282850118
9786612850110
6612850116
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
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Summary:Comparative studies examine the constitutional design and actual operation of governments in Argentina, Australia, Austria, Canada, Germany, India, Nigeria, Russia, South Africa, Switzerland, and the United States. Contributors analyze the structures and workings of legislative, executive, and judicial institutions in each sphere of government. They also explore how the federal nature of the polity affects those institutions and how the institutions in turn affect federalism. The book concludes with reflections on possible future trends.
Physical Description:1 online resource (x, 403 pages) : maps.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Language Note:English.
Series:Global dialogue on federalism ; v. 3.
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