TY - BOOK AU - López Basaguren,Alberto AU - Escajedo San Epifanio,Leire ED - SpringerLink (Online service) TI - The Ways of Federalism in Western Countries and the Horizons of Territorial Autonomy in Spain: Volume 1 SN - 9783642277207 AV - K7000-7720.22 U1 - 340.9 23 PY - 2013/// CY - Berlin, Heidelberg PB - Springer Berlin Heidelberg, Imprint: Springer KW - Law KW - Culture KW - Study and teaching KW - Comparative politics KW - Private international law KW - Conflict of laws KW - International law KW - Comparative law KW - Constitutional law KW - Private International Law, International & Foreign Law, Comparative Law KW - Constitutional Law KW - Regional and Cultural Studies KW - European Law KW - Comparative Politics N1 - General Overview. Federal Challenges in the Era of Globalization -- The Ways of Federalism in Western Countries and the Division of Powers -- The Division of Powers and the Horizons of Territorial Autonomy in Spain N2 - Territorial autonomy in Spain has reached a crossroads. After over thirty years of development, the consensus regarding its appropriateness has started to crumble. The transformation project embodied by the reform of Statute of Catalonia (2006) has failed to achieve its most significant demands. Although the concept of Spain as a Federation is disputed -more within the country than beyond-, the evolution of the Spanish system needs to follow a markedly federalist path. In this perspective, reference models assume critical importance. This edition gathers the works of a broad group of European, American and Spanish experts who analyse the present-day challenges of their respective systems. The objective, thus, is to contribute ideas which might help to address the evolution of the Spanish system in the light of the experience of more established Federations.  This first volume analyses the challenges facing federal systems in the age of globalisation from a global perspective. It also addresses current questions and the challenges faced today by, in the sphere of the internal division of powers, the most significant ‘western’ federal systems, on the one hand, and the Spanish system of territorial autonomy, on the other UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-27720-7 ER -