via eurac.edu: Institute for Studies on Federalism and Regionalism

Francesco Palermo, the Head of the Institute for Studies in Federalism and Regionalism at the European Academy of Bozen/Bolzano tells us why he thinks federalism is an important tool for governance. He gives five examples of federal states from around the world (United States, India, Switzerland, Germany and South Tyrol) and describes how their federalist concepts make them economically and/or socially strong.