Contents -- Maps, figures, and tables -- Preface -- A note on terminology -- Introduction -- 1 The origins of the Länder -- 2 Theory and constitutional framework of German federalism -- 3 Administrative structures in Germany -- 4 The Land constitutions -- 5 Financing the federal system -- 6 The German Land parliaments (Landtage) -- 7 The Land parliaments deputies in Germany -- 8 Parties and politics in the Länder -- 9 Elections in the Länder -- 10 The Länder, the Bundesrat, and the legislative process in Germany and Europe -- 11 European and foreign policy of the Länder -- 12 Conclusion: the German model of federalism -- Index.