POL111H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 14: Liberal Democracy, Clarity Act, Quebec Sovereignty Movement
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16/12/2012 10:11:00 am: multilevel governance = applies to the idea of pluralism and policy networks to the relationships between tiers of government. In a pluralistic poetical system, the government acts primary as an umpire arbitrating between numerous independent interests. The principle of sharing sovereignty (and not just power) between central and state (or provincial) governments: federal as opposed to a unitary state, unitary state = a state in which sovereignty lies exclusively with the central government. Deconcentration: central government functions are executed by staff in the field. Decentralization: central government functions are executed by subnational authorities. Confederation = a confederation is a weak link between participating countries, in which the members retain their separate statehood. Confederations fall between two stools, lacking both the flexibility of a traditional alliance and the binding character of a federation. Examples: short lived system adopted by united states. What are the strengths and weaknesses of federalism: strengths.
