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Measuring Regional Authority
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In this article, regional authority is disaggregated into two domains (self-rule and shared rule) and these are operationalised in eight dimensions, and the authors conclude by examining the robustness of this measure across alternative measurement assumptions.Abstract:
This article sets out a conceptual basis for measuring regional authority and engages basic measurement issues. Regional authority is disaggregated into two domains (self-rule and shared rule) and these are operationalised in eight dimensions. The article concludes by examining the robustness of this measure across alternative measurement assumptions.read more
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Does Decentralization Matter for Regional Disparities? A Cross-Country Analysis
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the relationship between decentralization and the evolution of regional inequalities in a panel of 26 countries (19 developed and 7 developing) for the period between 1990 and 2006.
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Does decentralization matter for regional disparities? A cross-country analysis
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined the relationship between decentralization and the evolution of regional inequalities in a panel of 26 countries, 19 developed and 7 developing, for the period between 1990 and 2006.
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Is fiscal decentralization harmful for economic growth? Evidence from the OECD countries
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined the relationship between decentralization and economic growth in 21 Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development countries during the period between 1990 and 2005 and controlling not only for fiscal decentralization, but also for political and administrative decentralization.
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Delegation and pooling in international organizations
TL;DR: This paper studied the relationship between delegation and pooling in collective decision-making bodies and found that delegation is an effort to deal with the transaction costs of cooperation which are greater in larger, broader, and correspondingly more complex organizations, while pooling reflects the tension between protecting or surrendering the national veto.
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The political geography of inequality : regions and redistribution
TL;DR: In this paper, a theory of fiscal structures in political unions is presented, and the European Union and its economic geography under centrifugal representation are discussed. But the road ahead is not discussed.
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Patterns of democracy : government forms and performance in thirty-six countries
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Multi-Level Governance and European Integration
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TL;DR: This book discusses multi-level governance in the European Union, the sources of Multi-level Governance, and why national leaders Diffuse Authority.
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Measurement Validity: A Shared Standard for Qualitative and Quantitative Research
Robert Adcock,David Collier +1 more
TL;DR: The authors discuss the contextual specificity of measurement claims, explore a variety of measurement strategies that seek to combine generality and validity by devoting greater attention to context, and address the proliferation of terms for alternative measurement validation procedures and offer an account of the three main types of validation most relevant to political scientists.