The Dynamics of Federalism in National and Supranational Political Systems [Hardcover]

This collection of essays is designed to help scholars and practitioners understand the fluid and dynamic nature of federalism, with particular emphasis on the federal system in the United States. The book is written to aid our understanding of the contemporary question 'which federalism?'In the Eye of the Beholder: The Dynamics of Federalism in National and Supranational Political Systems; M.A.Pagano PART 1: CONSTITUTIONAL AND POLITICAL FRAMEWORK Overview and Introduction; C.Souza Advancing Self Governing Capabilities in Societies with Federal Potential; F.Sabetti Is 'Thinking Federally' Enhanced by a Governance Perspective?; S.Clarke Social Forces, Space and Boundaries; A.O'M.Bowman PART 2: THE FISCAL FRAMEWORK Overview and Introduction; M.A.Pagano Wealth and Tax Systems; J.I.Chapman Intergovernmental Transfers; C.Hoene Local Government Own-Source Revenues and Debt Financing: Structure and Stress; W.Bartley Hildreth PART 3: THE POLICY FRAMEWORK Overview and Introduction; S.Liebschutz Dividing the Job Revisited: The United States Case 1789-2003; C.Weissert Efficient and Equitable Service Delivery in a Federal System; D.Kenyon Intergovernmental Policy Management; R.Agranoff PART 4: CONCLUSION Thinking about Federal Systems in the 21st Century in Light of the European Experience with Operational Federalism; R.Leonardi & R.NanettiROBERT AGRANOFF Professor Emeritus, School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University - Bloomington, USA ANN O'M. BOWMAN James F. and Maude B. Byrnes Professor of Government, University of South Carolina, USA JEFFREY CHAPMAN Professor of Public Administration and former Director of the School of Public Affairs at Arizona State University, USA SUSAN E. CLARKE Professor of Political Science, University of Colorado at Boulder, Colorado, USA W. BARTLEY HILDRETH Regents Distinguished Professor of Public Finance, W. Frank Barton School of Business and the Hugo Wall School of Urban and Public Affairs, and director of the Kansal3Ž