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Does Federalism Matter for Biopolicies? Switzerland in Comparative Perspective
Author(s) -
Rothmayr Christine,
Varone Frédéric,
Montpetit Eric
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.tb00402.x
Subject(s) - federalism , perspective (graphical) , cooperative federalism , fiscal federalism , dual federalism , political science , field (mathematics) , politics , public policy , public administration , political economy , economics , law , decentralization , mathematics , artificial intelligence , computer science , pure mathematics
This article analyses how federalism matters for the policy‐designing process and the resulting policies in the field of Assisted Reproductive Technology through the comparison of four countries, Switzerland, Germany, Belgium and Canada. It reconstructs from an actor‐centred perspective how federalism interacts with other country and policy‐field specific characteristics and empirically assesses how this interaction influenced the final policies. By focusing on Assisted Reproductive Technology, the article examines the potential influence of federalism on public policies beyond the standard discussion of the comparative political economy of federalism.