Comparative Federalism: Seminar
Spring term, Block I
T 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Ms. Katerina Linos
2 classroom credits LAW-93045A
This seminar will review major theoretical justifications of federalism and examine how federal systems function in practice. Topics will include competition between state governments, policy experimentation and learning, federalism and inequality, and democratic representation in federations. Many of the materials will be drawn from empirical research on the U.S. states and other industrialized countries, with examples from employment, environmental, corporate, tax and civil rights laws. Students will be asked to prepare brief written comments on each week's readings.