Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface -- List of Figures, Tables, and Graphs -- List of Abbreviations -- -- Introduction -- Eva Maria Belser and Lawrence Zünd -- PART 1 -- Conceptual Determination -- 1 Suum Cuique Tribuere  - A Common Narrative of Federalism and Equality? -- Anna Gamper -- 2 Constitutional Asymmetry and Equality in Multinational Systems with Federal Arrangements -- Maja Sahadžić -- 3 Why the Affection of Federalism for Human Rights Is Unrequited and How the Relationship Could Be Improved -- Eva Maria Belser -- PART 2 -- Case Studies on Institutional Equality -- 4 Italy: The Principle of Solidarity as a Principle of Equality -- Erika Arban -- 5 Does Regional Autonomy Improve Local Public Services in More Diverse Regions? -- Andrea Filippetti -- 6 Assuring Equality, Autonomy and Territorial Integrity in Sri Lanka -- Jayampathy Wickramaratne -- PART 3 -- Case Studies on Economic Equality.

7 Equality and Advantage in Emerging Federations and the Dilemma of Non-Renewable Natural Resources -- The Cases of the Solomon Islands and Trinidad and Tobago -- Nico Steytler -- 8 Equality, Development Equivalence and Federal Finance in Argentina -- Miguel Angel Asensio -- 9 The Swiss Tax System - Between Equality and Diversity -- Peter Hänni -- 10 Principle of Equality and Social Care Policies in the Italian Regional System between Autonomy and Centralisation -- Giulia Maria Napolitano and Gabriella Saputelli -- PART 4 -- Case Studies on Political Equality -- 11 Federal States and Equality in Political Representation -- Federalism Superseding Democracy? -- Sérgio Ferrari -- 12 Equality and Inequality in Bosnia and Herzegovina -- Soeren Keil -- 13 Federal Equality in Multinational Bosnia and Herzegovina -- Dejan Vanjek -- 14 In the Name of Diversity -- The Disenfranchisement of Citizens in an African Federation -- Yonatan Tesfaye Fessha -- Concluding Remarks -- Eva Maria Belser -- Index.

This book examines different approaches by which states characterised by federal or decentralized arrangements reconcile equality and autonomy. In case studies from four continents, leading experts analyse the challenges of ensuring institutional, social and economic equality whilst respecting the competences of regions and the rights of groups.

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