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Rethinking decentralization : mapping the meaning of subsidiarity in federal political culture / Jacob Deem.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: McGill-Queen's/Brian Mulroney Institute of Government studies in leadership, public policy, and governance ; 13.Publisher: Montreal ; Chicago : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2023]Description: 1 online resource (x, 213 pages) : illustrationsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 0228018404
  • 9780228018407
Other title:
  • Mapping the meaning of subsidiarity in federal political culture
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version:: Rethinking decentralization.DDC classification:
  • 321.02/3 23
LOC classification:
  • JC355 .D44 2023
Other classification:
  • cci1icc
Online resources:
Contents:
Introduction -- Understanding Federal Political Culture -- How Subsidiarity Lost Its meaning -- Charting a New Course: Measuring Public Value for Subsidiarity and Federalism -- Classic Federations: Germany, Switzerland, and the US -- The Case for Supportive Subsidiarity: Australia, Canada, and the UK -- To Federate or Not to Federate? Belgium and France -- Decentralization and Successful Federalism: What Is the Role for Subsidiarity? -- Conclusion: Subsidiarity in the Map of Federal Political Culture.
Summary: "Federal countries face innumerable challenges including public health crises, economic uncertainty, and widespread public distrust in governing institutions. They are also home to forty per cent of the world's population. Rethinking Decentralization explores the question of what makes a successful federal government by examining the unique role of public attitudes in maintaining the fragile institutions of federalism. Conventional wisdom is that successful federal governance is predicated on the degree to which authority is devolved to lower levels of government and the extent to which citizens display a "federal spirit"--a term often referenced but rarely defined. Jacob Deem puts these claims to the test, examining public attitudes in Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Switzerland, the UK, and the US. Deem demonstrates how the role of citizen attachment to particular manifestations of decentralization, subsidiarity, and federalism is unique to each country and a reflection of its history, institutions, and culture. Essential reading for policymakers, academics, and everyday citizens, Rethinking Decentralization re-centres the public to offer a nuanced way of thinking about federal governance."-- Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Understanding Federal Political Culture -- How Subsidiarity Lost Its meaning -- Charting a New Course: Measuring Public Value for Subsidiarity and Federalism -- Classic Federations: Germany, Switzerland, and the US -- The Case for Supportive Subsidiarity: Australia, Canada, and the UK -- To Federate or Not to Federate? Belgium and France -- Decentralization and Successful Federalism: What Is the Role for Subsidiarity? -- Conclusion: Subsidiarity in the Map of Federal Political Culture.

"Federal countries face innumerable challenges including public health crises, economic uncertainty, and widespread public distrust in governing institutions. They are also home to forty per cent of the world's population. Rethinking Decentralization explores the question of what makes a successful federal government by examining the unique role of public attitudes in maintaining the fragile institutions of federalism. Conventional wisdom is that successful federal governance is predicated on the degree to which authority is devolved to lower levels of government and the extent to which citizens display a "federal spirit"--a term often referenced but rarely defined. Jacob Deem puts these claims to the test, examining public attitudes in Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Switzerland, the UK, and the US. Deem demonstrates how the role of citizen attachment to particular manifestations of decentralization, subsidiarity, and federalism is unique to each country and a reflection of its history, institutions, and culture. Essential reading for policymakers, academics, and everyday citizens, Rethinking Decentralization re-centres the public to offer a nuanced way of thinking about federal governance."-- Provided by publisher.

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