Handbook on decentralization, devolution and the state / edited by Ignacio Lago.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.

Lago, Ignacio, editor.

Series:

Elgar handbooks in political science.

Elgar handbooks in political science

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Decentralization in government.

Decentralization in government--Social aspects.

State, The.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (400 pages).

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham, England ; Northampton, Massachusetts : Edward Elgar Publishing, [2021]

Summary:

"Taking a multidisciplinary approach to the dynamics of political and economic decentralization in contemporary regimes, this comprehensive Handbook offers a critical examination of how the decentralization of governance affects citizen well-being. Expert contributors provide an analysis of theoretical developments and empirical approaches in the study of decentralization, exploring how decentralization is conceptualized and measured. Chapters examine central topics including how the degree and type of decentralization varies over time and across countries, how political decentralization affects the behaviour of parties and voters, and the social and economic consequences of decentralizing power. Offering a comparative perspective, the Handbook utilizes insightful international case studies from Latin America, North America, Western Europe and Asia. Attention is also paid to the impact of the Great Recession of 2008 and the Covid-19 pandemic on intergovernmental relations. This Handbook will be a valuable resource for scholars and students of political geography and geopolitics, regulation and governance, and international politics. It will also be useful for practitioners in these fields who are interested in decentralization"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Contents: Preface

1. Introduction to the handbook on decentralization, devolution and the state / Ignacio Lago

Part I: Methods, data and approaches

2. Conceptualizing and measuring decentralization / Paolo Dardanelli

3. Exploring and explaining trends in decentralization / Arjan Schakel

4. Second-order elections and electoral democracy / Hermann Schmitt and Eftichia Teperoglou

5. Redistribution and equality: The role of the territorial conflict dimension / Francesc Amat and Emmy Lindstam

6. The political determinants of decentralization / Amuitz Garmendia

Part II: Decentralization in comparative perspective

7. Decentralization and subnational politics in Latin America / Jorge Gordin

8. Decentralization and subnational politics in asia / Sarah Shair-Rosenfield

9. Decentralization and subnational politics in North America / Raúl A. Ponce Rodríguez

10. Decentralization and subnational politics in western Europe / Caroline Gray, Ed Turner and Davide Vampa

Part III: Political consequences of decentralization

11. Attributions of responsibility in multilevel states / Sandra León and Ignacio Jurado

12. Decentralization and electoral accountability / Philip Charbonneau and Cameron D. Anderson

13. Territorial autonomy, ethnic conflict, and secession: Between a rock and a hard place? / Paul Anderson and Soeren Keil

14. Electoral behaviour in multilevel systems / Jean-François Daoust and André Blais

Part IV: Social and economic consequences of decentralization

15. Federalism and income inequality / Vassilis Tselios

16. A multidimensional analysis of the link between decentralization and development / Gianpiero Torrisi

17. Social policy in decentralized countries / Hanna Kleider and Lucas Silva Lopes

18. Fiscal decentralization and governance quality: A review of the literature and additional evidence / Andreas P. Kyriacou and Oriol Roca-Sagalés

19. The Great Recession and the great lockdown: How are they shaping intergovernmental relations? / Luiz de Mello.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-83910-328-0