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Fiscal Federalism in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Ten Years after the Dayton Treatment and Still not in a Steady Condition [PDF]
The following paper deals with the fiscal federalism in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). Besides a detailed description of the development of the fiscal federalism in BiH since the Dayton peace process, the main focus of this paper is to illustrate how the ...
Jan Werner +2 more
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Topics as Outcomes: Modeling the Influence of Intergovernmental Grants on Policy Diffusion
Policy Studies Journal, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Intergovernmental grants stimulate the diffusion of policy reforms, as the federal government provides states with a financial incentive to adopt policies aligned with federal priorities. Less is known about the extent to which these grants also stimulate horizontal diffusion across states.
NaLette Brodnax, Sarah James
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Iustinianus Primus Law ReviewFederalism, characterized by its multifaceted, elastic, and complex nature, often presents significant analytical challenges. This paper aims to thoroughly analyze and elaborate on the theories of federalism, the elements of federations, and the status ...
Jelena Trajkovska Hristovska
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The relationship between fiscal federalism and fiscal discipline: panel quantile regression approach
Humanities & Social Sciences CommunicationsIn recent times, a strand of macro-stabilization experts has been expressing great concern about the move towards fiscal federalism being embraced by many countries over the past three decades.
Kayode Olaide +2 more
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Introduction. Indian Federalism under One-party Dominance
South Asia Multidisciplinary Academic JournalThis essay introduces a collection of articles that explores the idea of federalism and its discontents in contemporary India. It exposes the central concern of the special issue, namely, why what might be considered federal values are being contested in
Kalaiyarasan A., Louise Tillin
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On Government Centralization and Budget Referendums: Evidence from Switzerland [PDF]
Previous theoretical and empirical research has shown that policymakers have an incentive to centralize government activities in order to weaken the com-petitive pressure of fiscal federalism.
Christoph A. Schaltegger, Lars P. Feld
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Blocking the Poor: Status Quo Bias in Policy Congruence
Policy Studies Journal, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Research on unequal responsiveness has shown that policies tend to align more closely with the preferences of high‐income citizens than low‐income citizens. Using comparative data on opinions and policies, we suggest that this inequality primarily results from status quo bias; asymmetric blocking power drives unequal congruence rather than ...
Mikael Persson, Anders Sundell
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The dynamics of reform of India’s federal system [PDF]
Föderalismus, Reform, Indien, Federalism ...
Nirvikar Singh
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Marijuana Regulation and Federalism [PDF]
, 2017 [Excerpt] Federal law makes the cultivation and use of marijuana illegal for all purposes. Yet, over the past two decades, 28 states plus the District of Columbia have legalized marijuana for medicinal purposes, and eight states plus the District of ...
Greabe, John M.
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Policy Studies Journal, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Based on the Punctuated Equilibrium Theory (PET) and implementation research, this study proposes an extended conceptualization of policy punctuation that enables researchers to systematically include policy implementation as part of a punctuation. The key mechanisms underlying the PET, i.e., policy image and venue, information processing, and
Bettina Stauffer
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