{"product_id":"comparative-federalism-and-federation-michael-burgess-9780802069658","title":"Comparative Federalism and Federation: Competing Traditions and Future Directions","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe resurgence of interest in federalism in recent years on both sides of the Atlantic has renewed the long-standing debate about the meaning an the relevance of the federal principle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eComparative Federalism and Federation addresses this debate by bringing together theexpertise of a number of internationally renowned scholats to provide a comparative and analytical survey of the study of federalism and federation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a wide-ranging theoretical and empirical survey, the book investigates both the Anglo-American and European federal traditions. It is divided into three main parts. The first considers the concepts of federalism and federation; the second provides the perspectives necessary for comparitive analysis. This theoetical framework is illustrated in the third section by a number of case studies which look in detail at different 'traditions' of federalism (European, American, Canadian, Australian) and a number of country-specific cases (The Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eComparative Federalism and Federation provides and timely and valuable analysis of this important political concept for students and researchers of comparative and international politics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Burgess\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0802069657\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780802069658\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/30\/1993\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 250\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.67lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.58h x 5.42w x 0.57d","brand":"Michael Burgess","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48448959152383,"sku":"9780802069658","price":45.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d7de96cb-30b5-45ed-927b-8407dbd372e6.jpg?v=1777261349","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/comparative-federalism-and-federation-michael-burgess-9780802069658","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}