Tag Archives: decentralization

Universities as Federations

Alex Usher had an interesting post on how universities are basically conflicted between their central authorities and the interests of the assorted disciplines that make up a university.  He stresses that the actual point of a university is that it serves to advance knowledge by getting disciplines to work together to tackle problems in a […]

The Balance of the Federation

The Canadian Federation is an institutional arrangement whereby the constituent units are able to both cooperate and compete with jurisdictions that are both separate and coordinate. The debate over the respective roles of the federal and provincial governments has taken various forms over time with views that emphasize the centrality of the federal government along […]