Horizontal Intergovernmental Relations between Ethiopian Federating Units: The Case of Amhara and Benshangul Gumuz Regions
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2014-10
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
A broader understanding of Federal system calls for the
study of the compartment on which the state to state
relationship is based. In the context wherein multilevel
governments persist; studying the way how horizontal
Intergovernmental Relations (IGRs) function are essential.
Both vertical and horizontal federalism are fundamental
elements of federal state structured government. Yet most
scholarship about federalism focuses on vertical, federalstate interactions while neglecting horizontal state-state
interactions. In this light, this research examined
institutions and practices of IGRs between Amhara and
Benishangul Gumuz Regional States of Ethiopia. The two
Regional States are closely related in many respects. This
reality necessitates horizontal intergovernmental
relations between Amhara and Benishangul Gumuz Regional
States.
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Intergovernmental Relations,Benshangul Gumuz,Ethiopian Federating Units