LEADER 02893oam 2200685I 450 001 9910459404403321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-136-97464-4 010 $a1-136-97465-2 010 $a1-282-58654-8 010 $a9786612586545 010 $a0-203-85217-6 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203852170 035 $a(CKB)2670000000013749 035 $a(EBL)496291 035 $a(OCoLC)609858852 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000365375 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11257971 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000365375 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10403564 035 $a(PQKB)11144860 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC496291 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL496291 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10382505 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL258654 035 $a(OCoLC)648970500 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000013749 100 $a20180706d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe rise of regional authority $ea comparitive study of 42 democracies /$fLiesbet Hooghe, Gary Marks, and Arjan H. Schakel 210 1$aLondon ;$aNew York :$cRoutledge,$d2010. 215 $a1 online resource (239 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-415-57776-4 311 $a0-415-57836-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aForeword; 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; Index 330 $aMost 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 integratio 606 $aRegionalism 606 $aFederal government 606 $aComparative government 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aRegionalism. 615 0$aFederal government. 615 0$aComparative government. 676 $a320.4/049 700 $aHooghe$b Liesbet.$0559301 701 $aMarks$b Gary$f1952-$0604311 701 $aSchakel$b Arjan H$0902200 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910459404403321 996 $aThe rise of regional authority$92016726 997 $aUNINA