Comparative Federalism and Covid-19: Combating the Pandemic

ISBN-13: 9780367763961 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 434 str.

Nico Steytler

Opis

This comprehensive scholarly book on comparative federalism and the Covid-19 pandemic is written by some of the world’s leading federal scholars and national experts.

Spis treści

Foreword  Preface  Introduction: How Federations Combat Covid-19  Part 1: Europe and Eurasia  1. Facing the Pandemic: Italy’s Functional ‘Health Federalism’ and Dysfunctional Cooperation  2. Decentralisation and Covid-19: Stress-testing the Spanish Territorial System  3. Germany’s Fight Against Covid-19: The Tension Between Central Regulation and Decentralised Management  4. Managing the Covid-19 Pandemic in Austria: From National Unity to a De Facto Unitary State?  5. Managing the Covid-19 Crisis in a Divided Belgian Federation: Cooperation Against All Odds  6. Weak Institutions, Positive Results: The European Union’s Response to Covid-19  7. Managing the Coronavirus Pandemic in Switzerland: How Federalism went into Emergency Mode and Struggled to Get Out of It  8. The Covid-19 Pandemic in the United Kingdom: A Tale of Convergence and Divergence  9. Russia’s Fight Against Covid-19: Dealing with a Global Threat Under Crisis and Stagnation  Part 2: North America  10. American Federalism and Covid-19: Party Trumps Policy  11. Facing the Coronavirus Pandemic in the Canadian Federation: Reinforced Dualism and Muted Cooperation?  12. Managing the Coronavirus Pandemic in a Centralised Federal System: The Case of Mexico  Part 3: South America  13. Brazil and the Fight Against Covid-19: Strengthening State and Municipal Powers  14. Federalism and Covid-19 in Argentina: Centralisation and Hyper-Presidentialism  Part 4: Asia and Australia  15. Pandemic Governance in India: The Ongoing Shift to ‘National Federalism’  16. The Australian Federal Response to the Covid-19 Crisis: Momentary Success or Enduring Reform?  Part 5: Africa  17. Controlling Public Health Emergencies in Federal Systems: The Case of Ethiopia  18. South Africa: Surfing Towards Centralisation on the Covid-19 Wave  19. Managing Covid-19 in a ‘Façade Federalism’: The Case of Nigeria  Part 6: Conclusion  20. Grappling with the Pandemic: Rich Insights into Intergovernmental Relations  21. Federalism Under Pressure: Federal ‘Health’ Factors and ‘Co-morbidities’

O autorze

Nico Steytler is Professor of Public Law at the Dullah Omar Institute for Constitutional Law, Governance and Human Rights at the University of the Western Cape, South Africa, and South African Research Chair in Multilevel Government, Law and Development. He is a former Commissioner of the Financial and Fiscal Commission, and former President of the International Association of Centres for Federal Studies. He has published widely on federalism, including The Value of Comparative Federalism: The Legacy of Ronald L. Watts (2021, co-edited), Decentralization and Constitutionalism in Africa (2019, co-edited); Concurrent Powers in Federal Systems: Meaning, Making, Managing (2017, edited); Kenyan-South African Dialogue on Devolution (2016, co-edited); and Local Government Law of South Africa (2007, co-authored).