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Managing Interdependencies in Federal Systems: Intergovernmental Councils and the Making of Public Policy - Couverture souple

Schnabel, Johanna

 
9783030354633: Managing Interdependencies in Federal Systems: Intergovernmental Councils and the Making of Public Policy
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 3030354636 ISBN 13 : 9783030354633
Editeur : Palgrave Macmillan, 2021

Synopsis

Intergovernmental councils have emerged as the main structures through which the governments of a federation coordinate public policy making. In a globalized and complex world, federal actors are increasingly interdependent. This mutual dependence in the delivery of public services has important implications for the stability of a federal system: policy problems concerning more than one government can destabilize a federation, unless governments coordinate their policies. This book argues that intergovernmental councils enhance federal stability by incentivizing governments to coordinate, which makes them a federal safeguard. By comparing reforms of fiscal and education policy in Australia, Canada, Germany, and Switzerland, this book shows that councils’ effectiveness as one of federalism’s safeguards depends on their institutional design and the interplay with other political institutions and mechanisms. Federal stability is maintained if councils process contentious policy problems,are highly institutionalized, are not dominated by the federal government, and are embedded in a political system that facilitates intergovernmental compromising and consensus-building.

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À propos de l'auteur

Johanna Schnabel is Newton International Fellow at the University of Kent, UK. Her research interests include federalism and intergovernmental relations, comparative politics and public policy, with a focus on education, health, and fiscal policy.

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Éditeur
Palgrave Macmillan
Date d'édition
2021
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
3030354636
ISBN 13 
9783030354633
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
304
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