Bulletin n. 1-2/2014
November 2014
CONTENTS
  • Section A) The theory and practise of the federal states and multi-level systems of government
  • Section B) Global governance and international organizations
  • Section C) Regional integration processes
  • Section D) Federalism as a political idea
    • Schieren Stefan
    TAG und KiföG im Vergleich. Über die Leistungen und Grenzen informellen Regierens im Dickicht des sozialen Bundesstaats in Deutschland
    in Zeitschrift für Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft , Volume 8, Issue 1 Supplement, September 2014 ,  2014 ,  287-310
    Abstract Due to the fact that the German municipalities and Länder failed to fulfill their responsibility to expand child care (especially in Western Germany) over the course of many years, the federal government made two efforts to take over, namely the TAG and the KiföG. While the results of this initiative may be desirable, it is questionable whether this matter is actually in the jurisdiction of the federal state. This situation prompted the author to determine the relevance of informal processes in implementing plans of this nature that concern different levels of government. By comparing the TAG and the KiföG in the case at hand, the author shows that the actors use informal means in a flexible manner in order to attain the desired results in an environment that has changed due to the federalism reform between 2004 and 2008 and because of a new government. However, they also fell back on formal regulatory structures to achieve their interests whenever it seemed convenient. The analysis yields a complex pattern of formality and informality, government and governance, hierarchy and negotiation. It can only be judged in an adequate manner when it is studied separately for the level of legislation, implementation and financing. The extent and proportion of the components of the pattern vary within these different levels.
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