Federalism and Economic Reform: International Perspectives - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521855802 ISBN 13: 9780521855808

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2006

Synopsis

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.

About this title

Book Description:

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.

About the Author:

Jessica S. Wallack is Assistant Professor in the Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies at the University of California, San Diego. She has published articles in journals such as the Journal of International Economics, the Latin American Journal of Economic Development, the World Bank Economic Review, and De Economist. Professor Wallack has served as a consultant to the World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank, and the Asian Development Bank. She received her doctorate from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0521855802
• ISBN 13: 9780521855808
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 528
• Editor: Wallack Jessica, Srinivasan T. N.