Contents -- Preface -- A Global Dialogue on Federalism -- Australia: The Evolution of a Constitution -- Belgium: Ambiguity and Disagreement -- Brazil: The Challenges of Constitutional Implementation -- Constitutional Politics in Canada -- Germany: Overlapping Powers and Political Entanglements -- India: The Emergence of Cooperative Federalism -- Mexican Federalism in the Democratic Transition -- Nigeria: In Need of Good Governance -- Russia: Federalism in Flux -- South Africa's Negotiated Compromise -- Switzerland: Crisis of Confidence -- United States of America: -- Comparative Reflections -- Timeline of Constitutional Events -- Glossary -- Contributors -- Participants of the Global Dialogue on Federalism.