Designing Europe : comparative lessons from the federal experience / David McKay.

McKay examines the likely policy dynamics of the European Union following the adoption of a single currency in 1999. The volume studies the experience of existing federations with the purpose of identifying lessons for the emerging European polity.

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Main Author: McKay, David H.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. 'Stateness', Federalism, and Institutional Adaptation
  • 2. The Federal Experience and the European Union
  • 3. The United States: The Rise and Fall of Territorial Politics
  • 4. Canada: The Unresolved Federal Bargain
  • 5. Australia: Party Discipline and Fiscal Dependence
  • 6. Germany: Adaptation and Change in a Centralized Federation
  • 7. Switzerland: Dispersing Power for National Unity
  • 8. The Fedral Experience in Comparative Context
  • 9. Designing Europe.