Dual versus Administrative Federalism

Origins and Evolution of Two Models

Datos Bibliográficos

ID6375693
AutoresSean Mueller (0000-0003-4369-1449, University of Lausanne), Alan Fenna (0000-0002-3692-7954, Curtin University, Australia , [email protected])
Año2022
Volumen52
Número4
Páginas525-552
Fecha de publicación2022-09-16
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaPublius The Journal of Federalism (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0048-5950 • E-ISSN: 1747-7107
EditorialOxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1093/publius/pjac008
OpenAlexW4214739138
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas23
Referencias citadas51

Federations have traditionally divided powers either along policy lines, in which case a dual system results, or along functional lines with the central government legislating and the constituent units implementing, in which case a system of administrative federalism results. Although this distinction is widely used, we know little of its specific origins, the degree to which it accurately portrays federal practice today, or even its implications. This article examines the origins and traces the evolution of these two models in six federations since their formation: the United States, Switzerland, Canada, Australia, Germany, and India. Two questions are addressed. First, what explains the choice for either the one or the other type, and is administrative federalism really sui generis to Germany, as often argued in the literature? And second, how have they evolved over time and has there been a convergence

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