Handbook of Federalism in Ibero-America

Eduardo Grin is an associate professor at Fundação Getulio Vargas/Brazil, professor at the University del Valle (Colombia), and the National School of Public Administration (Brazil).Johanna Schnabel is a Lecturer and Researcher at the Chair of German Politics, Otto Suhr Institute of Political Science, Freie Universität Berlin.Mario Kölling is a professor at the Department of Political Science, Spanish National Distance Education University (UNED) in Madrid and senior researcher at the Fundación Manuel Giménez Abad in Zaragoza.Joel Mendoza Ruiz is a full-time research professor, level "D," at the Autonomous University of the State of Mexico, currently affiliated with the Cuautitlán Izcalli Professional Academic Unit.

“The Handbook of Federalism in Ibero-America is a highly welcomed work. The lack of comparative studies on these federations stands in contrast to the numerous publications on Northern federations. Most research concerning Ibero-American federations focuses on only one aspect. A systematic and comprehensive analysis is needed to fill this gap.”Marta Arretche, University of São Paulo, Brazil.“This team of international and local experts has done us a great service in putting together a comprehensive survey of an important but sometimes neglected group of federations, ones whose federal character can be intriguingly ambiguous.”Alan Fenna, Curtin University, Australia

• Chapter I - Basic Features Chapter II – Division of Powers Chapter III – Fiscal Federalism Chapter IV– Bicameralism and Intergovernmental Relations Chapter VI– Challenges of federalism Conclusion