1 Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface vii
4. 1 Introduction 1
5. 2 Federalism as a Yardstick for Democracy 23
6. 3 Linking Federalism and Democracy: An Analytical Framework 37
7. 4 Out of Balance: Executive Dominance in Federal Settings 58
8. 5 Federalism and Democracy in the United States 78
9. 6 Federalism and Direct Democracy in Switzerland: Competing or Complementary? 99
10. 7 Germany: How Federalism Has Shaped Consensus Democracy 122
11. 8 Between Co-evolution and Intercurrence: How Democracy Has Shaped Federalism in Canada 142
12. 9 Party Federalism in Australia 164
13. 10 Belgium: The Democratic State of the Federation 180
14. 11 Democracy and Federalism in Spain: Interactions, Tensions, and Compatibilities 197
15. 12 Democracy and Federalism in India: Mutually Reinforcing? 218
16. 13 Comparing Patterns of Federal Democracy 239
17. References 263
18. Contributors 311
19. Index 315