Fracking, Federalism, and Private Governance

Substate federalism and fracking policies: does state regulatory authority trump local land use autonomy?

State officials responsible for the regulation of hydraulic fracturing (fracking) operations used in the production of oil and gas resources will inevitably confront a key policy issue; that is, to what extent can statewide regulations be developed without reducing land use autonomy typically exercised by local officials? Most state regulators have historically recognized the economic importanc...

Trademarks and Private Environmental Governance

Federalism and optimal allocation across levels of governance

Countries differ in their governmental architectures and in the rules that describe the allocation of tasks, rights and duties across the various levels of government. In this paper, we present a short and selective survey of the development of the theory of optimal allocation of rights and duties along the vertical dimension in federations. We thereby first discuss the multiple trade-offs brou...

Concurrent Elections, Discordant Results Presidentialism, Federalism, and Governance in Brazil

Private Internet Governance