Which Governments Come Out Ahead?

Perspectives on Federalism

Myers William M.¹  Downey Davia Cox² 

[1] Assistant Professor of Political Science and International Studies at the University of Tampa, Tampa, FloridaUSA;Assistant Professor of Public Administration at Grand Valley State University, Allendale, Michigan, Unites States of America;

关键词: party capability theory;    federalism;    Australia;    Canada;    United States;   

DOI  :  10.1515/pof-2017-0002

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Party capability theory assumes that governments, due to their immense resources and status as repeat players, hold a great advantage over individuals and organizations pursuing litigation in courts. Less known is whether all levels of government enjoy this advantage, how they fare against one another and how an institutional arrangement such as federalism complicates such relationships. These questions are investigated using decisions made by the high courts of Australia, Canada, and the United States. The descriptive findings indicate that institutional arrangements, such as federalism, in some ways, confirm and in others confound traditional notions of which governments come out ahead, which yields important implications for party capability theory, specifically, and federalism, generally.

【 授权许可】

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