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Dezentraler und unitarischer Föderalismus. Die Schweiz und Deutschland im Vergleich
Author(s) -
Braun Dietmar
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
swiss political science review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.632
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1662-6370
pISSN - 1424-7755
DOI - 10.1002/j.1662-6370.2003.tb00400.x
Subject(s) - federalism , unitary state , autonomy , legislation , redistribution (election) , political science , federal state , member states , politics , public administration , law , economics , european union , international trade
In this article it is endeavoured to analyse the different functioning of “decentralised” (Switzerland) and “unitary” (Germany) federalism. This is done by discussing the cultural and political autonomy of member states, the possibilities of member states to control and influence federal decision‐making, the ways to implement federal legislation, and the redistribution of resources. There are, despite of “equi‐functional” structures, considerable similarities in the functioning of both countries. The predominance of a completely different discourse of justification in both countries explains the institutional and procedural differences and thus the different reform projects.