Authored Books

Federalism: An Introduction

This book is now in 25 languages with some 100,000 to 200,000 copies in print, probably the most published modern book on federalism.  In addition to commercial editions in several major languages, it has been brought out in editions sponsored by aid agencies and international NGOs, sometimes in several of a country’s languages for wide distribution during a constitutional transition process.


Oxford University Press: 2008

Fiscal Federalism: An Introduction

Now in nine languages, the book has met a demand for an accessible introduction to fiscal federalism—how federations raise, share and manage money.  It is a “comparative” introduction because it shows the variety of experiences across federations while introducing some of the basic concepts and conclusions of the more normative literature on fiscal federalism by economists.


Oxford University Press: 2010

Edited & Co-Edited Books

Oil & Gas in Federal Systems

Draws on the contributions of twenty-four respected scholars in the areas of petroleum policy and federal systems.

Edited by
George Anderson

Oxford University Press: 2012


Read chapter 15 “Reflections on Oil and Gas in Federal System” by George Anderson.

Federal Rivers: Managing Water in Multi-Layered Political Systems

Co-Edited by
Dustin Garrick
George Anderson
Daniel Connell
Jamie Pittock

Edward Elgar, Cheltenham: 2014



Read chapter “Water Resource Management in Federal Systems” by George Anderson

Internal Markets and Multi-Level Governance

The experience of the European Union, Australia, Canada, Swizterland, and The United States.

Edited by
George Anderson

Oxford University Press: 2012

Read introductory chapter by George Anderson

Read conculsion by George Anderson

Territory and Power in Constitutional Transitions

This collection of essays surveys the full range of challenges that territorial conflicts pose for constitution- making processes and constitutional design. 


Co-Edited by
George Anderson
Sujit Choudhry

Oxford University Press: 2019

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