Handbook on subnational governments and governance / edited by Claudia N. Avellaneda (O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University Bloomington) and Ricardo A. Bello-Gómez (School of Public Affairs and Administration, Rutgers University-Newark, US).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Avellaneda, Claudia N., editor.

Bello-Gómez, Ricardo A., editor.

Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.

Series:

Elgar handbooks in public administration and management

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Subnational governments--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Subnational governments.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (436 pages)

Place of Publication:

Northampton : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2024.

Summary:

"This comprehensive Handbook analyses the political, financial, administrative, and managerial dimensions of subnational governments. It examines the profound differences between forms of subnational governance across the world, as well as the common challenges faced by governments below the national level. Chapters provide detailed case studies of more than twenty subnational governments, analysing how different degrees and forms of self-rule have impacted the well-being of local populations. Alongside studying specific regional responsibilities and governance arrangements, contributors also address four central aspects of subnational governments across the world - innovation, intergovernmental tensions, fiscal issues, and delivery arrangements. They examine important issues including incomplete decentralisation, challenges to governmental autonomy, and lack of citizen support. Ultimately, the Handbook highlights the growing importance of subnational governments in designing, adopting and implementing policy, and providing key services to their communities. Providing a nuanced understanding of diverse forms of subnational government, this Handbook will be an invaluable resource for students and scholars of governance, public management and administration, political science, and intergovernmental relations. It will also be essential reading for policy-makers and practitioners seeking to understand subnational governance as practised today"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Contents: Introduction to the handbook on subnational governments and governance / Claudia N. Avellaneda and Ricardo A. Bello-Gómez

Part I. Dimensions of subnational governance

1. Fiscal aspects of subnational governments / Jorge Martínez-Vázquez, Eduardo Sanz-Arcega, and José Manuel Tránchez-Martín

2. Innovation in sub-national governments / David B. Audretsch

3. Subnational political tensions / Kent Eaton

4. Provision and production of public services by local governments / Milagros Álvarez-Verdugo and Germà Bel

Part II. Subnational governance in Latin America

5. The role of subnational governments in international relations: Paradiplomacy in Brazil / Marylis Fantoni and Claudia N. Avellaneda

6. Decentralization in bolivia: Popular support for regional autonomy / Alissandra T. Stoyan

7. Unbalanced multilevel governance in Colombia: Fiscal federalism and political bargaining with weak administrative decentralization / Santiago Leyva, Pablo Sanabria-Pulido, and Ricardo A. Bello-Gómez

8. The link between politics and interacting administrative capacity: The case of citizen participation in ecuador / Julio C. Zambrano-Gutiérrez

9. Subnational governance in Mexico: The unending persistence of dependency / Juan Cruz Olmeda

10. A slow-moving crisis: The challenges of local democratic governance in peru / Jami Nelson-Nuñez and Fiorella Vera-Adrianzén

11. Intergovernmental relations and decentralization in chile: The inertia of centralism and functionalism / Daniel Cravacuore, Egon Montecinos, and Pablo Sanabria-Pulido

Part III. Subnational governance in asia

12. Subnational government and governance in China / Jianzi He and Yijia Jing

13. Subnational governance in India: Pseudo-federalism and unity in tension / Taha Hameduddin

14. Japan's local governments and governance under population decline / Kohei Suzuki

15. Korean regional inequality in subnational grant distribution toward nonprofits / Jongmin (Min) Lee

16. Intergovernmental fiscal transfers and local resource generation in philippine provinces / Aileen V. Lapitan and Marriz M. Garciano

17. Religion and subnational public policy: Accommodation of minority religious practices in the post-communist Muslim republics / Renat Shaykhutdinov

Part IV. Subnational governance in Africa

18. The future of regional governance in Ghana / Dennis A.K.Penu

19. The municipal finances and challenges of municipal taxation in post-revolutionary tunisia / Salih Yasun

Part V. Subnational governance in Europe

20. Subnational governments and governance in Estonia: A paradoxical path of re-centralization despite strong local autonomy / Ringa Raudla

21. Balancing cooperative federalism with local autonomy: Subnational governments and governance in Germany / Peter Eckersley

22. Poland: Rolling back of the decentralized system? / Paweł Swianiewicz

23. Rural-urban connectivity through multi-level governance: A review of subnational governments in Romania / Cristina Maria Stănică and Viorel I. Stănică

24. Portugal: The resistance against European Union multilevel governance / José M. Magone

25. Russian federalism, blame defection, and regime stability / Regina Smyth and Aidan Klein

26. Subnational governance in Spain / Eloísa del Pino and César Colino

27. Conclusion: Worldwide challenges for subnational governance / Ricardo A. Bello-Gómez and Claudia N. Avellaneda.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781803925370 (e-book)

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.