Sub-National Constitutionalism in Argentina: An Overview

• Autores: Ricardo Ramírez Calvo
• Localización: Perspectives on Federalism, ISSN-e 2036-5438, Vol. 4, Nº. 2, 2012
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Argentine federalism and sub-national constitutionalism is a very interesting case study for anybody trying to establish a federal system in any country around the world. Not because of its success, but precisely because of its failure.

    A federation on paper, Argentina is a highly centralized country, in which economic dependence of the Provinces from the central government has destroyed any kind of autonomy of the sub-national entities.

    This articles aims to investigate the most important features and contradictions of the Argentinean federalism