This paper explores whether countries that have a federal Constitution engage in more international trade. We identify … regions in federal countries. We use a gravity equation running panel regressions to estimate the impact of federalism on …

. Over the long run, this constitutive process shapes the development of both the economy and the state. Globalization … institutional cohesion and integrity of the classical, Westphalian state, i.e., its legal and judicial order, and its bureaucratic … deliver four possible models of international or global governance, depending upon the potential structuring of coalitions …

equalization of rights. Second, development of a capable and impartial state is a prerequisite to implementation of rights …

impact of these constraints on EU partners governance. Using within comparisons and difference-in-differences estimates, we … find that these agreements improved Mediterranean countries governance but not the respect of democratic principles. …

centralized state has face a major decline of its hegemony and that decentralization reforms have induced a polycentric dynamic …