| Managing Interdependencies in Federal Systems: Intergovernmental Councils and the Making of Public Policy 2020 Edition Contributor(s): Schnabel, Johanna (Author) |
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ISBN: 3030354636 ISBN-13: 9783030354633 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $94.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2021 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Public Policy - General - Law | Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice - Political Science | Comparative Politics |
| Physical Information: 0.64" H x 5.83" W x 8.27" (0.80 lbs) 286 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Intergovernmental councils have emerged as the main structures through which the governments of a federation coordinate public policy making. In a globalized and complex world, federal actors are increasingly interdependent. This mutual dependence in the delivery of public services has important implications for the stability of a federal system: policy problems concerning more than one government can destabilize a federation, unless governments coordinate their policies. This book argues that intergovernmental councils enhance federal stability by incentivizing governments to coordinate, which makes them a federal safeguard. By comparing reforms of fiscal and education policy in Australia, Canada, Germany, and Switzerland, this book shows that councils' effectiveness as one of federalism's safeguards depends on their institutional design and the interplay with other political institutions and mechanisms. Federal stability is maintained if councils process contentious policy problems, are highly institutionalized, are not dominated by the federal government, and are embedded in a political system that facilitates intergovernmental compromising and consensus-building. |
