Practice of fiscal federalism : comparative perspectives Vol.4

The first volume, Constitutional Origins, Structure, and Change in Federal Countries (2005), began the series with an exploration of the constitutional systems of twelve federal countries. The second volume, Distribution of Powers and Responsibilities in Federal Countries (2006), examines the various practices and dimensions of power distribution in eleven federal countries. The third volume, Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Governance in Federal Countries (2006), examines the dynamics and interactions of the multiple legislatures, executives, and courts that operate in federations. Future vol umes will be devoted to foreign affairs in federal countries, local govern ment and metropolitan regions, diversity and unity in federal countries, and other important themes, with a somewhat different mix of countries being represented in each volume. The Global Dialogue program also pro duces a booklet series that provides an entry point to each corresponding book by highlighting the insights, key issues, and items of international in terest that arose at the country and international roundtables. In keeping with their educative and accessible format, the booklets also include a glos sary of country-specific terminology. The corresponding booklet to this book is available; indeed, the more limited scope of the booklet allows it to be published quickly, in multiple languages, and reproduced as changes in the federal countries warrant.