ABSTRACT
The individual country analyses have provided useful information regarding the formation of intergovernmental agreements, and concerning federalism and intergovernmental relations in each of the federations. This chapter considers the results provided by the individual country case studies and compare these results in several ways. This analysis will attempt to determine which variables had the largest individual effects in encouraging or discouraging agreement creation as well as which were the most consistent with their expected outcomes. The chapter examines the several variables, summarizing the findings of the case studies and their respective summary formulas. It evaluates whether these variables provide a complete explanation for the pattern of agreement formation across all of the cases or whether some federal systems cannot be adequately explained by this analytical framework. The chapter concludes by reviewing the findings of this study and the contributions it makes to the understanding of federalism, intergovernmental relations and comparative politics.
