Federalism and Constitutional Design

Issue Date January 1997
Volume 8
Issue 1
Page Numbers 27-42
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About the Authors

Peter C. Ordeshook

Peter C. Ordeshook is professor of political science at the California Institute of Technology and has published widely in the areas of political theory, international relations, and Russian politics.

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Olga Shvetsova

Olga Shvetsova is an assistant professor of political science at Washington University in St. Louis. A graduate of Moscow State University, she earned her doctorate from the California Institute of Technology.

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