Future of Federalism

Edited by Richard Eccleston, Director, Institute for the Study of Social Change, University of Tasmania and Richard Krever, University of Western Australia, Australia

• Contents:Introduction: The Evolution of Intergovernmental Financial Relations in the 21st CenturyRichard Eccleston, Rob Hortle and Richard KreverPART I1. Fiscal Federalism in the 21st CenturyRichard Eccleston, Richard Krever and Helen SmithPART II2. Beyond the Financial Crisis: The Future of Fiscal Federalism in the United StatesPaul L. Posner and Timothy J. Conlan3. The Financial Crisis and the Future of Federalism in CanadaDouglas M. Brown4. The Future of the Australian Federation: Intergovernmental Financial Relations Amid Growing Fiscal PressuresRichard Eccleston and Richard Krever5. The Gathering Storm: Federalization and Constitutional Change in the United KingdomSimon LeePART III6. German Federalism at the Crossroads: Renegotiating the Allocation of Competencies in a New Financial EnvironmentJan Schnellenbach7. The Future of Swiss Federalism: The Challenge of Fiscal Stabilization Policy in the Absence of CoordinationNils Soguel8. The Financial and Political Crisis of Spanish Federalism: Transformation or Erosion?César Colino and Eloísa Del Pino9. Italian Federalism in the Balance – Suspended Between European Integration and Domestic DevolutionEmanuele Massetti PART IV10. The Financial Crisis and the Challenge of Fiscal Federalism in China: The 2008 Stimulus and the Limits of China’s Intergovernmental SystemChristine Wong11. Indian Federalism Beyond the Financial CrisisRaghbendra Jha12. The Global Crisis and Brazilian Federalism: Effects and PerspectivesJosé Roberto Afonso and Luiz De Mello13. The Impact of the Financial Crisis on Intergovernmental Financial Relationsin South AfricaRamos MabuguPART V14. Intergovernmental Financial Relations in an Age of Austerity: Implications for the Future of FederalismRichard Eccleston, Richard Krever and Peter MellorIndex

'Eccleston and Krever have produced a masterful edited volume on the impact of the world-wide financial crisis on twelve federations or near-federations. The book theoretically informs scholars of democracy, institutions, and, of course, federalism on how fiscal pressures contributed to shaping governance in tough times. The cases are informative and focused. It is a major contribution to our understanding of federalism under duress and could not be more timely.'