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ASYMMETRICAL FEDERALISM [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-11-02
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Federalism
- Parliamentary Language
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- asymmetrical federalism
1, record 1, English, asymmetrical%20federalism
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- asymmetric federalism 2, record 1, English, asymmetric%20federalism
correct
- flexible federalism 3, record 1, English, flexible%20federalism
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A system under which the provinces of a federal state are not equal in constitutional status or in power (due to inequalities in size, resources or character) with respect to the central government. 4, record 1, English, - asymmetrical%20federalism
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... a notion of flexible federalism, also known as asymmetrical federalism, which allows that, when it's expedient, individual provinces can be treated differently from the others. 3, record 1, English, - asymmetrical%20federalism
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Fédéralisme
- Vocabulaire parlementaire
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- fédéralisme asymétrique
1, record 1, French, f%C3%A9d%C3%A9ralisme%20asym%C3%A9trique
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- fédéralisme à géométrie variable 2, record 1, French, f%C3%A9d%C3%A9ralisme%20%C3%A0%20g%C3%A9om%C3%A9trie%20variable
correct, masculine noun
- fédéralisme souple 3, record 1, French, f%C3%A9d%C3%A9ralisme%20souple
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Système selon lequel les provinces d'un État fédéral n'ont pas toutes le même statut constitutionnel ou le même pouvoir (étant donné les différences de taille, de ressources ou de caractère qui existent entre elles), par rapport au gouvernement central. 4, record 1, French, - f%C3%A9d%C3%A9ralisme%20asym%C3%A9trique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Le] fédéralisme à géométrie variable [...] permet au Québec d'accéder à la souveraineté tout en l'incitant à réintégrer le Canada et à participer aux superstructures d'une confédération renouvelée. Il offre, en outre, l'avantage d'intégrer toutes les régions de même que les premières nations dans un cadre de coopération économique et politique en fonction de leur intérêt bien compris. 5, record 1, French, - f%C3%A9d%C3%A9ralisme%20asym%C3%A9trique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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