Federalism and Economic Reform International Perspectives [Hardcover]

This book contains case studies of economic reform in eight developing and industrial federal countries.This book contains case studies of economic reform in eight developing and industrial federal countries--Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Mexico, and Nigeria. It focuses on the way in which the division of authority between levels of government affects the policymaking process, as well as how changes such as globalization and market-oriented reform affect the way federal governments are organized.This book contains case studies of economic reform in eight developing and industrial federal countries--Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Mexico, and Nigeria. It focuses on the way in which the division of authority between levels of government affects the policymaking process, as well as how changes such as globalization and market-oriented reform affect the way federal governments are organized.This collection focuses on the ways in which federalism has affected and been affected by economic reform, especially global integration. The editors and contributors focus in particular on the political economy of institutional and economic change--how the division of authority between national and subnational governments shapes debates over policy changes, as well as how the changing economic environment creates incentives to modify the basic agreements between levels of governments. Each chapter contains a historical overview, and an in-depth account of division of authority, lines of accountability, and legislative, bureaucratic, and other arenas in which the levels of government interact for a particular country.1. Stylized models and the political economy reality T. N. Srinivasan and Jessica S. Wallack; 2. Federalism in Argentina and the reforms of the 1990s Mariano Tommasi; 3. Australia: central fiscal dominance, collaborative Federalism, and economic reform John Madden; 4. The Brazilian Federation: facts, challenges, and perspectilóÍ