TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bolleyer,Nicole
TI  - Intergovernmental cooperation: rational choices in federal systems and beyond 
T2  - Comparative politics
SN  - 9780191721953 (ebook) :
AV  - JC355 
U1  - 321.02 22
PY  - 2009///
CY  - Oxford
PB  - Oxford University Press
KW  - Federal government
KW  - Intergovernmental cooperation
KW  - Central-local government relations
KW  - Case studies
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index
N2  - This text argues that governments' choices in favour or against strong intergovernmental institutions are not primarily driven by considerations of efficiency but by internal political dynamics within their own boundaries. It applies the argument to Canada, Switzerland, the United States, and finally to the European Union
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199570607.001.0001
ER  -