The Federal Idea: Essays in Honour of Ronald L. Watts (Queen's Policy Studies Series) (Volume 156) - Softcover

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

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1553391985 ISBN 13: 9781553391982

Publisher: Queen's School of Policy Studies, 2011

Synopsis

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.

About this title

About the Author:

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

About this edition

• Publisher: Queen's School of Policy Studies
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1553391985
• ISBN 13: 9781553391982
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 500