Comparative Federalism and Covid-19 : Combating the Pandemic (Hardcover)

Foreword Francesco Palermo Preface Introduction: How Federations Combat Covid-19 Nico Steytler Part 1: Europe and Eurasia 1. Facing the Pandemic: Italy’s Functional ‘Health Federalism’ and Dysfunctional Cooperation Elisabeth Alber, Erika Arban, Paolo Colasante, Adriano Dirri and Francesco Palermo 2. Decentralisation and Covid-19: Stress-testing the Spanish Territorial System Mikel Erkoreka, Mireia Grau Creus and Mario Kolling 3. Germany’s Fight Against Covid-19: The Tension Between Central Regulation and Decentralised Management Gisela Farber 4. Managing the Covid-19 Pandemic in Austria: From National Unity to a De Facto Unitary State? Karl Kossler 5. Managing the Covid-19 Crisis in a Divided Belgian Federation: Cooperation Against All Odds Patricia Popelier and Peter Bursens 6. Weak Institutions, Positive Results: The European Union’s Response to Covid-19 Beniamino Caravita, Simone Barbareschi, Francesco Severa, Sergio Spatola and Adriano Dirri 7. Managing the Coronavirus Pandemic in Switzerland: How Federalism went into Emergency Mode and Struggled to Get Out of It Eva Maria Belser 8. The Covid-19 Pandemic in the United Kingdom: A Tale of Convergence and Divergence Paul Anderson 9. Russia’s Fight Against Covid-19: Dealing with a Global Threat Under Crisis and Stagnation Viacheslav Seliverstov, Ivan Leksin, Nataliya Kravchenko, Vladimir Klistorin and Almira Yusupova Part 2: North America 10. American Federalism and Covid-19: Party Trumps Policy John Kincaid and J. Wesley Leckrone 11. Facing the Coronavirus Pandemic in the Canadian Federation: Reinforced Dualism and Muted Cooperation? Johanne Poirier and Jessica Michelin 12. Managing the Coronavirus Pandemic in a Centralised Federal System: The Case of Mexico Jose Maria Serna de la Garza Part 3: South America 13. Brazil and the Fight Against Covid-19: Strengthening State and Municipal Powers Gilberto M. A. Rodrigues, Vanessa Elias de Oliveira, Marcelo Labanca Correa de Araujo and Sergio Ferrari 14. Federalism and Covid-19 in Argentina: Centralisation and Hyper-Presidentialism Antonio Maria Hernandez and Cristian Altavilla Part 4: Asia and Australia 15. Pandemic Governance in India: The Ongoing Shift to ‘National Federalism’ Ajay Kumar Singh 16. The Australian Federal Response to the Covid-19 Crisis: Momentary Success or Enduring Reform? Nicholas Aroney and Michael Boyce Part 5: Africa 17. Controlling Public Health Emergencies in Federal Systems: The Case of Ethiopia Zemelak Ayitenew Ayele and Yonatan Tesfaye Fessha 18. South Africa: Surfing Towards Centralisation on the Covid-19 Wave Nico Steytler, Jaap de Visser and Tinashe Chigwata 19. Managing Covid-19 in a ‘Facade Federalism’: The Case of Nigeria Lukman Abdulrauf Part 6: Conclusion 20. Grappling with the Pandemic: Rich Insights into Intergovernmental Relations Cheryl Saunders 21. Federalism Under Pressure: Federal ‘Health’ Factors and ‘Co-morbidities’ Nico Steytler