Intergovernmental Cooperation - Rational Choices in Federal Systems and Beyond

Informationen zum Autor Nicole Bolleyer studied political science, German literature, linguistics and public law at the University of Mannheim (Germany) and at the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore (USA). She was a Lecturer in Politics in Mannheim and has a PhD in political science from the European University Institute in Florence (Italy). Since September 2007 she is a Lecturer in Politics at the University of Exeter. Her research focuses on comparative federalism as well as parties and party organization in Western democracies. Recent work has been published in West European Politics, Political Studies, Publius: The Journal of Federalism and Regional and Federal Studies. Klappentext This book argues that governments' choices in favour or against strong intergovernmental institutions are not primarily driven by considerations of efficiency but by internal political dynamics within their own boundaries. It applies the argument to Canada, Switzerland, the United States, and finally to the European Union. Zusammenfassung This book argues that governments' choices in favour or against strong intergovernmental institutions are not primarily driven by considerations of efficiency but by internal political dynamics within their own boundaries. It applies the argument to Canada, Switzerland, the United States, and finally to the European Union. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1: Intergovernmental Relations and the Puzzle of Institutional Choice 2: A Rationalist Account of Intergovernmental Institution-Building 3: Intergovernmental Institutionalization in Canada 4: Intergovernmental Institutionalization in Switzerland 5: Intergovernmental Institutionalization in the United States 6: Intergovernmental Integration in Canada, Switzerland and the United States 7: Intergovernmental Institutions and the Nature of Intergovernmental Agreements 8: Rational Choices in Federal Systems and Beyond References

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• Authors: Nicole Bolleyer, Nicole (Lecturer in Politics Bolleyer, Bolleyer Nicole
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.10.2009
• EAN: 9780199570607
• ISBN: 978-0-19-957060-7
• No. of pages: 264
• Series: Comparative Politics; Comparative Politics (Hardcove; Comparative Politics; Comparative Politics (Hardcove
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Comparative Politics, Comparative Politics, EU (European Union), International institutions, EU & European institutions