Federalism and Federation: Essence and Diversity of Manifestations

The present article reveals the essence of the concepts «federalism» and «federation» in their correlation and variety of their forms. In this connection in the article is given the characteristic of «politico-legal space» (different types of federation and decentralization) separating the unitary s...

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Main Author: N V Mikhaylova
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University) 2010-03-01
Series:RUDN Journal of Political Science
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Online Access:http://journals.rudn.ru/political-science/article/view/9024
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Summary:The present article reveals the essence of the concepts «federalism» and «federation» in their correlation and variety of their forms. In this connection in the article is given the characteristic of «politico-legal space» (different types of federation and decentralization) separating the unitary state from confederation. The author also shows the common and special in functioning of various federal systems.
ISSN:2313-1438
2313-1446