Students Federation of India (SFI) is one of the major student organisations in India. Founded in 1970‚ it is the students’ wing of the Communist Party of India (Marxist). As of 2012‚ it claims a membership strength of nearly 40 lakhs school and university students.[1] SFI is currently led at the All India level by Ritabrata Banrjee‚ General Secretary and V.Sivadassan‚ President. Being the students wing of the ‚ the Students’ Federation of India‚ abbreviated SFI‚ carries forward the heritage of
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Purpose: To inform the reader by outliningthe dialogue that took place at the ASSA/IPAA Federalism Rountable in May‚ 2007.Wanna summarises discussions on the: - historical trajectory and present characteristics of Australian federalism; - perceived shortcomings and challenges surrounding ourcurrent system of government; - relevance of federalism both from an increasingly globalised national perspective and within a nation of small population and relative cultural homogeny; and - various suggestions
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In January 1901‚ the six separate‚ self-governing colonies of Australia united in federation‚ consequently creating the continent- nation‚ the Commonwealth of Australia. A constitution was drawn up modelled similarly‚ upon the British and American constitutions. As an outcome of federation‚ the life of the separate states‚ and individual citizens shifted. Edmund Barton‚ the introductory prime minister of federal government supported the growth of the nation ’s economy‚ and developed the creation
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Introduction Revenue allocation is one of the Constitutional functions of the Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission. Specifically‚ Part I‚ Paragraph 32 of the Third Schedule to the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria‚ which states that the Commission is to “review‚ from time to time‚ the revenue allocation formulae and principles in operation to ensure conformity with changing realities. Provided the any revenue formula which has been accepted by an Act of the National
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does federalism mean to you? Federalism is a political system that helps the government maintain independence for everyone. This means that the government has used a new way to help out the government to handle the independence and to set a good federation for the people. Federalism to me is to help out the people maintain a good set of rules and not have the government handle all the rules for the people. They need to let the people know that others‚ other than the government‚ are out there to help
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The American Federation of Teachers was founded in 1916 by eight local teachers. However‚ the American Federation of Teachers had lost majority of their members by 1920. The union fought hard for tenure laws for long standing teachers as well as teachers who were being sought after for having differing views and beliefs than those in the political arena especially during World War I. Over time‚ strength in the union’s leadership helped more members to join and saw a climb from less than 5‚000
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states risk becoming agent providers for a central government (Wanna 2007: page). Increased activity has resulted in hyper-interaction involving all three levels of government. Additionally‚ lack of cultural regions in Australia unlike most other federations meant lack of regionally based governance system (Wanna 2007: 276). Australia retains a highly centralised fiscal system‚ holds a high
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head is known as Federalism. Moreover federalism is an arrangement grounded on institutions and democratic rules within which the authority to govern is mutual between state/provincial and national governments generating what is frequently called a federation. Proponents are frequently described as Federalists. The word "federalism" is‚ in addition‚ employed to illustrate an arrangement of the government within which sovereignty is divided constitutionally between the constituent political units (for
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1. The main reason for federation? • DEFENSE: a central body was needed for the defence of Australia • IMMIGRATION: laws were needed to regulate entry of migrants in Australia • INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES: industrial disputes had begun to spread across colonies to colonies • UNIFORM LAWS: as the population grew‚ it was necessary to have uniform laws on issues such as banking‚ currency‚ marriage and divorce‚ that would be administratively more convenient and provide equal treatment for all Australians
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Post-Independence Experience‚ 1960-1990 Ekpo‚ A.H. (1999)‚ Fiscal Federalism and Local Government Finances in Nigeria. Paper Presented At the 1999 Annual Conference of the Nigerian Economic Society‚ 239-251. Elaigwu‚ J. I. (1994)‚ Towards a more Harmonious Federation: Welcome Address. In: Federalism and Nation Building in Nigeria Enyioko‚ N. C. (2006): The Role of Scientific Research in Decision-Making: An Assessment” Unpublished Research Dissertation University of Rivers State University of Science and Technology
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