Distribution of Powers and Responsibilities in Federal Countries

Akhtar Majeed is professor of political science and director of the Centre for Federal Studies, Hamdard University, New Delhi.Ronald L. Watts is principal emeritus and professor emeritus of political studies, Queen's University.Douglas M. Brown is fel

• Contributors include Hugues Dumont (Belgium), J.Isawa Elaigwu (Nigeria), Thomas Fleiner (Switzerland), Xavier Bernadi Gil (Spain), Ellis Katz (USA), Nicolas Lagasse (Belgium), George Mathew (India), Clement Macintyre (Australia), Enric Argullol Murgades (Spain), Manuel Gonzalez Oropeza (Mexico), Marcelo Piancastelli (Brazil), Hans-Peter Schneider (Germany), Richard Simeon (Canada), Marc Van der Hulst (Belgium), Sebastien Van Drooghenbroeck (Belgium), and John M. Williams (Australia).