01646nam a2200361 a 4500 EDZ0000072918 StDuBDS 20150804193943.0 m||||||||d|||||||| cr|||||||||||| 090515s2009 enk fo 001 0 eng|d 9780191721953 (ebook) : No price StDuBDS StDuBDS JC355 321.02 22 Bolleyer, Nicole. Intergovernmental cooperation [electronic resource] : rational choices in federal systems and beyond / Nicole Bolleyer. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2009. 1 online resource (272 p.). Comparative politics This text argues that governments' choices in favour or against strong intergovernmental institutions are not primarily driven by considerations of efficiency but by internal political dynamics within their own boundaries. It applies the argument to Canada, Switzerland, the United States, and finally to the European Union. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references and index. Federal government. Intergovernmental cooperation. Central-local government relations. Federal government Case studies. Intergovernmental cooperation Case studies. Central-local government relations Case studies. Print version 9780199570607 Comparative politics. Oxford scholarship online http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199570607.001.0001 38188 38188