Federalism and the politics of shared rule

Sean Mueller

Chapter 13 in A Research Agenda for Federalism Studies, 2019, pp 162-174 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: This chapter deals with shared rule, the other key aspect of federalism next to self-rule. Shared rule has received much less academic attention than self-rule. Shared rule is defined as the ability of regional governments to influence state-wide decisions. It is therefore conceptually different from shared rule understood as centralization or horizontal cooperation, although regions might indeed cooperate with each other when using shared rule to combat further centralization. Shared rule can vary in both form and extent. The main argument advanced in this chapter is that the key to federal success – securing stability, protecting individual liberty and producing collective prosperity – lies in finding the appropriate balance between self-rule and shared rule. Empirically, the Regional Authority Index is presented and critically discussed before an agenda for future research is briefly outlined.

Keywords: Economics and Finance; Geography; Politics and Public Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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