Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface vii
4. Cooperative Mechanisms and Intergovernmental Relations in Federal Regimes 3
5. Intergovernmental Relations in Argentina 9
6. Intergovernmental Relations in Australia: Increasing Engagement 12
7. Cooperation and Coordination in Austrian Federalism 16
8. Addressing Social and Regional Inequalities in Brazil: Achievements and Ongoing Challenges 19
9. Canada: Evolution at the Margins of the Constitution 22
10. EU: Intergovernmental Relations in a Supranational Federation 26
11. Federal Governance in Germany Between Party Politics and Administrative Networks 31
12. Intergovernmental Relations in India 34
13. Nigeria: Intergovernmental Relations in a Highly Centralized Federation 38
14. Intergovernmental Relations in South Africa — Growing Pains of a New System or Multi-level Government at the Crossroads? 41
15. Intergovernmental Relations in Spain 44
16. The Latest Developments in Intergovernmental Relations in Switzerland 48
17. Intergovernmental Relations in the United States of America: Pervasive, Personal and Opportunistic 52
18. Glossary 57
19. Contributors 61
20. Participating Experts 63