; ; ; "ActiveFedora::Aggregation::ListSource" . a , ; "Federalisms: Unstable by Design"; ; "batchuser@example.com"; "Bednar, Jenna"; "Federal instability", "Federalism", "Decentralization"; "H77 - Intergovernmental Relations; Federalism; Secession", "H11 - Structure, Scope, and Performance of Government"; "Federal systems are crippled by power grabbing between central and regional governments, as well as burden-shifting schemes between regions. Existing models of federalisms assume regional diversity to account for inter-regional tension. However, these models set aside entirely the problem of inter-level competition. This paper presents a unified framework for understanding threats to federal stability. The model's n + 1 structure accomodates both dimensions of federal instability. Furthermore, this paper is able to offer a theoretical alternative to explanations of instability that rely upon regional diversity or citizen patriotism; identically selfish preferences, in the decentralized setting, can generate instability. Additionally, under certain institutional conditions, the paper offers an equilibrium that embraces the persistence of competition in a stable federation."^^; "1997-04"; "2018-03-29T18:21:37.496774107+00:00"^^; ; "2021-01-22T17:23:51.281860082+00:00"^^; "Conference Proceeding"; "63"; "Law and economics of federalism"; "Federalism", "Decentralization", "Federal instability"; ; ; ; ; "Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Research Department."; ; "ConferenceProceeding" . ; .