02900nam 2200697Ia 450 991096656060332120251116234716.01-136-97464-41-136-97465-21-282-58654-897866125865450-203-85217-610.4324/9780203852170(CKB)2670000000013749(EBL)496291(OCoLC)609858852(SSID)ssj0000365375(PQKBManifestationID)11257971(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000365375(PQKBWorkID)10403564(PQKB)11144860(Au-PeEL)EBL496291(CaPaEBR)ebr10382505(CaONFJC)MIL258654(OCoLC)648970500(MiAaPQ)EBC496291(FINmELB)ELB159179(EXLCZ)99267000000001374920091029d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe rise of regional authority a comparitive study of 42 democracies /Liesbet Hooghe, Gary Marks, and Arjan H. Schakel1st ed.New York Routledge20101 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 Liesbet559301Marks Gary1952-604311Schakel Arjan H1875752MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910966560603321The rise of regional authority4486986UNINA