The following article explores the links between sub-state nationalism and social policy. Instead of focusing only on the québécois-Canadian situation, the aim is to offer a comparative perspective that could enrich our understanding of the relationship between nationalism and social policy....

Since the late 1990s a growing number of scholars have explored the relationship between decentralization, nationalism, and social policy development. In this paper we explore the impact of substate nationalism on the territorial integration or disintegration of the welfare state in Belgium and...

Fiscal equalization is a key political issue in many federal countries, including Canada. Yet, relatively few scholars have paid systematic attention to the political dimensions of Canada's federal equalization program. Taking an historical and institutionalist perspective, this article explores...

In this article, the authors compare location patterns for sixteen industrial classes (goods and services) in Canada and Mexico at two points in time. They argue that the classical tenets of location theory apply equally to nations at different stages of development. The spatial distribution of...

The current process of decentralization in French-speaking West Africa is linked to the political changes that occurred in these countries in the early 1990s. Domestically, under pressure from people, the civil society and political parties seeking "freedom" and "democratic opening", as well as...

This insightful study examines the decentralization experiences from 15 countries in different regions of the world. All of these countries have actively attempted to decentralize, or continue to do so, and have faced obstacles serious enough to either derail or significantly delay their...

Contemporary pension systems face a major fiscal challenge. In China, whose population has been aging rapidly, such a challenge is of extreme importance. This article finds that, in China, the cumulative funding gap in pensions should be 2022.34billion Yuan until 2020, and 71731.94billion Yuan...