Considerations on the Design of Federations: The South African Constitution in Comparative Context
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Authors
Simeon, Richard
Date
1998
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working paper
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en
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The purpose of this paper is to explore some of the issues which arise when thinking about how to design federal institutions in a comparative context. This requires that we think carefully about what values or purposes one is trying to achieve by opting for a federal sys-tem, and about the alternative institutional arrangements or instruments which might strengthen or undermine these goals. We also have to think about how federal arrangements will interact with other elements in the political system, such as the design of the executive and legislatures and the party system, and with the underlying political, social and economic environment.
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© 1998 IIGR, Queen's University
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Queen's University Institute of Intergovernmental Relations