What is Federalism? - Forum of Federations The Forum is an international organization that develops and shares comparative expertise on the practice of federal and decentralized governance through a global network The Forum engages in Think and Do federalism research and development work The Forum of Federations researches governance practices around federalism, multi-level governance, decentralization Then it uses that research to
Federalism - Home - Forum of Federations The Forum of Federations, through a global network of federalism and governance experts, researches and shares comparative expertise on federalism, and decentralized governance while also engaging in governance development work
Federalism: An Introduction - Forum of Federations This introduction to federalism has been written primarily for practitioners of government—politicians, government officials, journalists, members of non-governmental and international organizations and concerned citizens—who have a practical interest in federalism, probably focused on federalism in their own or other specific countries
Anderson_FM - Federalism This introduction to federalism has been written primarily for practitioners of government—politicians, government officials, journalists, members of non-governmental and international organizations and concerned citizens—who have a practical interest in federalism, probably focused on federalism in their own or other specific countries
Federalism: its principles, flexibility and limitations Regardless of any asymmetric approach to federalism, the constitution is the supreme legal instrument in any federation It cannot be amended unilaterally An amendment would require the assent of a significant number of the federation’s component regions and, in certain cases, a majority of the population
Federalism: its principles, flexibility and limitations - Forum of . . . Federalism: its principles, flexibility and limitations People often contrast “federal systems” with “unitary political systems” – systems with only one source of central authority Some see little difference between “federalism and decentralization”, or “federalism and devolution”, or “federalism and subsidiarity”
Federalism in Pakistan - Forum of Federations Majority-constraining federalism: The 1973 Constitution The separation of East Pakistan led to a new thinking about federalism as Punjab now represented the position of one-province-dominates-all at 58 per cent of the population The smaller provinces were committed to constrain the majority of one province in the parliament
The Practice of Fiscal Federalism: Comparative Perspectives A Global Dialogue on Federalism Fiscal Federalism Theme Proposal The purpose of this theme is to examine the range of fiscal institutions used in 12 very different federal or federal-type countries and one quasi-federal large country; to consider their rationale and effectiveness; to explore their interrelationship with federalism
The Visions of Canadian Federalism: An Overview - Forum of Federations Federalism in this sense is conceptualized as a political device for establishing viable institutions and flexible relationships capable of facilitating inter-state relations (e g division of powers between orders of government), intra-state linkages (e g states’ representation at the central level), and inter-community cooperation (e g
Emerging Issues in Fiscal Federalism - forumfed. org The fiscal federalism approach treats local government as a subordinate tier in a multi-tiered system and outlines principles for defining the roles and responsibilities of orders of government Hence, one sees that in most federations, as in Canada and the United States (dual federalism), local governments are extensions of the state governments