0 the system of giving power to a central authority --
1 a system of government in which states unite and give up some of their powers to a central authority --
Autonomy can also come in the form of federalism in which segments of a split society are represented in geographically concentrated regions.
The theory of regulatory federalism suggests that the politics of competence should develop following the pattern described above in each case.
The second twist is that it is hard to separate questions of political economy and questions of federalism when discussing workers' compensation.
It conceives its participation in the political system as implying a reform of the state, in the form of federalism.
Nor are clear directions given with regard to other aspects of federalism.
Federalism presents itself in various forms of institutional arrangement.
It presents a theory of regulatory federalism that explains how the basic institutional structures of federal-type polities shape the development of regulatory policy.
Competitive forces within the structure of cooperative federalism have thus been strengthened.
