02859oam 2200673I 450 991079242320332120231201234448.01-136-97464-41-136-97465-21-282-58654-897866125865450-203-85217-610.4324/9780203852170(CKB)2670000000013749(EBL)496291(OCoLC)609858852(SSID)ssj0000365375(PQKBManifestationID)11257971(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000365375(PQKBWorkID)10403564(PQKB)11144860(MiAaPQ)EBC496291(Au-PeEL)EBL496291(CaPaEBR)ebr10382505(CaONFJC)MIL258654(OCoLC)648970500(EXLCZ)99267000000001374920180706d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe rise of regional authority a comparative study of 42 democracies /Liesbet Hooghe, Gary Marks, and Arjan H. SchakelLondon ;New York :Routledge,2010.1 online resource (239 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-415-57776-4 0-415-57836-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.Foreword; Acknowledgements; 1 Measuring regional authority; 2 Operationalizing regional authority; 3 Validating the regional authority index; 4 An era of regionalization; Appendix A: Profiles of regional reform in 42 countries (1950-2006); Appendix B: Country and regional scores; Notes; References; IndexMost countries around the globe have one or two levels of regional or intermediate government, yet we have little systematic idea of how much authority they wield, or how this has changed over time. This book measures and explains the formal authority of intermediate or regional government in 42 advanced democracies, including the 27 EU member states. It tracks regional authority on an annual basis from 1950 to 2006. The measure reveals wide variation both cross-sectionally and over time. The authors examine four influences - functional pressures, democratization, European integratioRegionalismFederal governmentComparative governmentRegionalism.Federal government.Comparative government.320.4/049Hooghe Liesbet.559301Marks Gary1952-604311Schakel Arjan H1505976MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910792423203321The rise of regional authority3735947UNINA