Note: "The book originates from a grant that Bertus de Villiers received from the Alexander von Humboldt Stiftung (Germany) for Innovative Research Networking. The project entailed a three year series of workshop on contem porary constitutional jurisprudence. One workshop was held in Australia and two in Indonesia"--ECIP acknowlegments

Note: Includes bibliographical references (page 273-308) and index

Note: Includes bibliographical references and index

Note: Includes bibliographical references and index

Note: The volume largely originates from papers presented at the International Conference "Federalism as Decision-Making: Changes in Structures, Procedures and Policies" held between 11-13 September 2013 in the Italian Autonomous Province of Bolzano/Bozen (South Tyrol) , Introduction : the idea and the aim of this book , Can we talk about federalism and federalization without co-governance?'Participation' of the autonomous communities in Spanish central government decision-making , 'South Africa inc.' : the rise of the developmental state and the corporatization of intergovernmental relations , Introduction : the idea and the aim of this book , The interdependence of federalism and democracy in Australia , Political identity and American federalism , Policy coercion and administrative cooperation in American federalism , 'Fragile federations' and the dynamics of devolution , The unsettled settlement : Scottish independence or United Kingdom devolution? , Constitutional semantics and autonomy within Indian federalism , Genesis of federalism, regional development, and regional policy of post-Soviet Russia , Intergovernmental relations in Australia : new modes, old realities , Intergovernmental decision-making in financial affairs in Germany : institutions, formal and informal rules, and peculiarities , Fiscal federalism and federal decisions : the case of Argentina and its evolution in the last two decades , Multilevel governance of immigration : an emerging trend for Europe to follow? , Challenging institutional models : the case of environmental protection and management , Federalism as decision-making : security structures, procedures and policies , Regionalization in central and eastern Europe : limits and perspectives of an externally driven process , Varieties of decentralization, institutional complementarities, and economic growth : evidence in OECD countries , Participatory initiatives and new instruments of direct democracy in Austrian federalism , Theoretical framework and constitutional implications : participatory democracy as decision-making in multilayered Italy , Framing subnational 'institutional innovation' and 'participatory democracy' in Italy : some findings on current structures, procedures, and dynamics , Subnational institutional innovation and participatory democracy : the case of Switzerland , Regulating pluralism : federalism as decision-making and new challenges for federal studies , The interdependence of federalism and democracy in Australia , Political identity and American federalism , Policy coercion and administrative cooperation in American federalism , 'Fragile federations' and the dynamics of devolution , The unsettled settlement : Scottish independence or United Kingdom devolution? , Constitutional semantics and autonomy within Indian federalism , Genesis of federalism, regional development, and regional policy of post-Soviet Russia , Can we talk about federalism and federalization without co-governance? : 'participation' of the autonomous communities in Spanish central government decision-making , Intergovernmental relations in Australia : new modes, old realities , Intergovernmental decision-making in financial affairs in Germany : institutions, formal and informal rules, and peculiarities , Fiscal federalism and federal decisions : the case of Argentina and its evolution in the last two decades , Multilevel governance of immigration : an emerging trend for Europe to follow? , Challenging institutional models : the case of environmental protection and management , 'South Africa inc.' : the rise of the developmental state and the corporatization of intergovernmental relations , Benchmarking as a new mode of coordination in federal systems , Federalism as decision-making : security structures, procedures and policies , Regionalization in central and eastern Europe : limits and perspectives of an externally driven process , Varieties of decentralization, institutional complementarities, and economic growth : evidence in OECD countries , Participatory initiatives and new instruments of direct democracy in Austrian federalism , Theoretical framework and constitutional implications : participatory democracy as decision-making in multilayered Italy , Framing subnational 'institutional innovation' and 'participatory democracy' in Italy : some findings on current structures, procedures, and dynamics , Subnational institutional innovation and participatory democracy : the case of Switzerland , Regulating pluralism : federalism as decision-making and new challenges for federal studies

Note: Includes bibliographical references and index

Note: Includes bibliographical references and index