The recent onrush of formal models of federalism was prompted by political science s renewed interest in the operation of federal systems. Formal theory is a microfoundational approach to comparative theoretical research, where political phenomena are explained in terms of strategic agents responding to an incentive environment. When appropriately written, formal (mathematical) structure lays b...

Nepal has entered from its unitary system into a new "Federal Democratic Republic State". The current constitution presents basic health care services as a fundamental right. The Ministry for Health and Population has been providing resources to meet health demands, but managers are wrestling to meet these demands. Persistent disparities between rural and urban and across regions resulted infer...

We demonstrate that territorial size is intimately linked to the structure of political authority within states. We take an evolutionary approach, arguing that there are certain stable, long-term equilibrium combinations of size and political institutions. Building on a general theory of public goods provision and rentseeking, we predict that, ceteris paribus, democracies will tend to be smalle...

The international doctrine has agreed that federalism cannot be immutable, however, in Mexico, it is conceived as an irreformable constitutional principle, which made very difficult to adapt the needs of country. Although mutated from dual national federalism, this always been considered attack on federal principles free and sovereign states municipal autonomy. polarization country makes necess...

Abstract The German federal architecture is shaped by a peculiar mix of strong decentralisation and high autonomy at lower levels government coupled with an administrative culture uniformity, solidarity coordination. This system has been described as ‘administrative federalism’ to emphasise the prominent role executives administrations in policymaking policy implementation. level relies on Länd...

Regardless of the earlier assumptions about obsolescence classic federal theory, paper emphasizes contemporary significance and relevance federalism. Europe is epicentre modern federalization processes, not only when it comes to European Union, but also a number countries such as Belgium, Spain United Kingdom. The points out fundamental distinction between federalism, which has its origin in fa...

Nepal moved from unitary system with a three-level federal system of government. As federalism accelerates, the national health system can also speed up its own decentralization process, reduce disparities in access, and improve health outcomes. The turn towards federalism creates several potential opportunities for the national healthcare system. This is because decision making has been devolv...