IN THE REALM OF CONSTITUTIONAL LAW, feder-alism can be classified as a perennial issue, its history predating the adoption of the constitution itself.' Federalism conveys both a sense of structure and a sense of mandate, and while it is not as constant a presence in constitutional jurisprudence as issues affecting individual rights, it is a concept, nevertheless, which is a deeply rooted one, f...

This paper proposes a new approach to the centuries-old question of federalism. In a word, we approach the problem offederalism from a Coasian or property-rights perspective. That is, instead of attempting to draw an arbitrary boundary line between state and federal spheres of power through traditional legal or semantic analysis of the constitution and previous judicial precedents, this paper p...

This Essay takes the recent federalism revival to rest, at least in part, on a commitment to a more localized form of decisionmaking. The notion that more governmental decisions could and should be handled locally seems to fit with the times. There is increasing philosophical skepticism about the existence of “right” answers, more comfort with the notion that democracy depends upon reasonable d...

Understanding the spatial features of development economic processes federalism requires understanding consequences that formation and implementation policy relations between federal center regions. The goal our present research is a theoretical justification content concept "economic federalism" from standpoint approach. novelty lies in examining not only within framework state budget system, ...

This study is an assessment to understand the current nature of Indian Federalism. The country has various forms government and works in their respective fields powers. article explores concept meaning federalism. Further, it also expresses policies related federalism followed by respected governments within purview India. considers governments, governing powers, overall implementation Central ...

Environmental Federalism: A Survey of the Empirical Literature Environmental federalism refers to the debate over the ‘optimal’ level of government at which to delegate environmental policymaking. Although this issue receives widespread attention across the globe, opinions run the gamut. The diversity of views plays out in practice as well as different federations have ‘resolved’ the issue diff...

The merits of One Health have been thoroughly described in the literature, but how One Health operates in the United States federal system of government is rarely discussed or analyzed. Through a comparative case-study approach, this research explores how federalism, bureaucratic behavior, and institutional design in the United States may influence zoonotic disease outbreak detection and report...

This article deals with intergovernmental relations in health within the 20 years of implantation of the Unified Health System (SUS), in the light of the historical course of Brazilian federalism and its implications to health. Initially, a theoretical-conceptual review was carried out on the topic of federalism, social welfare and federative coordination of health, considering the internationa...

The questions of centralization and decentralization arise in every polity. The constitution or the practice or both have to settle how much of policy making is to be decided by the central government and by component bodies. By and large liberalism and decentralization tend to go together while authoritarianism tends to be associated with centralization. The constitutional model which is gener...