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    Comparative federalism : theory and practice / Michael Burgess.

    • Title:Comparative federalism : theory and practice / Michael Burgess.
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    • Author/Creator:Burgess, Michael, 1949-
    • Published/Created:London, [U.K.] ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2006.
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    • Library of Congress Subjects:Federal government.
      Federal government--United States.
      Comparative government.
    • Description:xii, 357 p. ; 24 cm.
    • Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages [324]-342) and index.
    • ISBN:041536454X (hardback)
      0415364558 (pbk.)
    • Contents:Introduction : the problem with studying federalism
      1. Federalism and federation : the quest for meaning
      2. American federal experience
      3. Federalism and federation : the origins and formation of federal states
      4. Federalism, nationalism and the national state : legitimacy and the problem of national identity
      5. comparative study of federal political systems
      6. Anglo-American and continental European federal political traditions
      7. concept of representation in federalism and federation
      8. Asymmetrical federalism and federation
      9. European Union as a federal model
      10. Federalism, democracy and the state in the era of globalisation
      11. success and failure of federation
      12. Conclusion : comparative federalism in theory and practice.
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