Contents -- Preface -- DIALOGUE INSIGHTS -- Australia: A Quiet Revolution in the Balance of Power -- Belgium: Continuing Changes in a New Federal Structure -- Brazil: Federation Building and Social Welfare -- Canada: Competition within Cooperative Federalism -- Germany: Länder Implementing Federal Legislation -- India: Continuity and Change in the Federal Union -- Mexico: A Historic Election Brings Pressures for Decentralization -- Nigeria: Over-Centralization after Decades of Military Rule -- Spain: A Unique Model of State Autonomy -- Switzerland: Seeking a Balance between Shared Rule and Self-Rule -- The United States of America: A Federal Government of Limited Powers -- Comparative Reflections -- Glossary -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- W -- Contributors -- Participating Experts.