WEEK 12

November  8 (Monday): Control & Democracy

• READ: Conlan & Posner, Intergovernmental Management for the 21st Century, 209-262, 286-309
  Stepan, "Federalism and Democracy: Beyond the U.S. Model"

1. Taking the big picutre of all the controls over the intergovernmental system into account, assess these claims: (1) the intergovernmental policy system meets the test of economic efficiency.   (2) the intergovernmental policy system is politically efficient.  Define these two important criteria

2. Make the best, most thoughtful case you can that federalism protects American democracy.