▪ Abstract Research on comparative decentralization and federalism is a booming industry.
Recent research integrates insights from political science, economics, and economic history …

This article highlights political science's interest in the distribution of authority between
federal and state governments. The authority boundaries are studied (a) as mechanism …

The scholarship on policy diffusion in political science and public administration is
extensive. This article provides an introduction to that literature for scholars, students, and …

Local policy adoptions provide an excellent opportunity to test among potential mechanisms
of policy diffusion. By examining three types of antismoking policy choices by the 675 largest …

This essay contributes to second generation fiscal federalism (SGFF), which traces the
implications of incentives created by political and fiscal institutions. The approach explores …

Comparative political economy offers a wealth of hypotheses connecting decentralization to
improved public service delivery. In recent years, influential formal and experimental work …

This book offers an overview of the legal, political, and broad intergovernmental
environment in which relations between local and state units of government take place, the …

This paper assesses the extent to which party systems are nationalized in four federations.
In doing so, the research addresses two questions. First, is dual accountability operational …

Intergovernmental councils (IGCs) are specific, institutionalized forums of intergovernmental
relations. They provide essential horizontal and/or vertical executive channels for preparing …

Individual cities are active interest groups in lobbying the federal government, and yet the
dynamics of this intergovernmental lobbying are poorly understood. We argue that …