Public administration and comparative constitutionalism : the case of canadian federalism
By: ROHR, John A
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ArticlePublisher: Malden, MA : Blackwell Publishers, jul./aug. 1997Public administration review : PAR 57, 4, p. 339-346Abstract: Building on the current interest in constitutional issues in our field and a marked shift in power toward state governments, the present article argues that the highly decentralized federalism in Canada can teach Americans some important lessons on both the advantages of decentralized power and the dangers of its excesses. Specifically, the article examines the text and the early history of the British North America Act of 1867 wich created the Dominion of Canada, the development and declie of the curious administrative office of lieutenant governor in the Canadian provinces, and the recent "federalization" of individual rights in Canada under the aegis of the country's aggressive Supreme Court
Building on the current interest in constitutional issues in our field and a marked shift in power toward state governments, the present article argues that the highly decentralized federalism in Canada can teach Americans some important lessons on both the advantages of decentralized power and the dangers of its excesses. Specifically, the article examines the text and the early history of the British North America Act of 1867 wich created the Dominion of Canada, the development and declie of the curious administrative office of lieutenant governor in the Canadian provinces, and the recent "federalization" of individual rights in Canada under the aegis of the country's aggressive Supreme Court
public administration review par
july/august 1997 volume 57 numero 4
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