The Palgrave Handbook of Decentralisation in Europe
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The Palgrave Handbook of Decentralisation in Europe

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The Palgrave Handbook of Decentralisation in Europe

About this book

This handbook provides an authoritative study of European decentralisation, taking into account, from a territorial perspective, the different political and administrative traditions in Europe (Continental, Anglo-Saxon and Ex-communist States) and the cleavages North-South and East-West. While in recent decades most European countries have implemented devolution policies trying to tackle different political, social or bureaucratic problems, some others have instead regionalised their territory, applied federal or pseudo-federal reforms and strengthened the role of subnational governments. This volume analyses decentralisation in these countries using different variables including history, territorial organisation, civil service and financing, and reveals how this phenomenon leads to complex intergovernmental linkages. The evolution of territorial decentralisation, the political tensions between centre and periphery, the autonomy of the subnational governments and their functions and competences, the tools of co-ordination and co-operation, and the features and role of civil service are the main issues studied here with an interdisciplinary approach.

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Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Notes on Contributors
  3. List of Figures
  4. List of Tables
  5. 1: The Process of Decentralisation in Europe
  6. 2: Birds of the Same Feather: Federalism and Decentralisation in Germany
  7. 3: Federalism and Decentralisation in Belgium
  8. 4: Functional Federalism in a Complex State: The Case of Spain
  9. 5: Constitutional Reform and Territorial Organisation in Italy
  10. 6: Fragmentation and Central Control: Competing Forces in a Disunited Kingdom
  11. 7: Decentralisation in France: A Principle in Permanent Evolution
  12. 8: The Irish Case: Decentralisation-Lite?
  13. 9: Decentralisation in the Netherlands: Decision Making Close to the People or Efficient Organisation of the State?
  14. 10: Extensive Decentralisation - but in the Shadow of Hierarchy
  15. 11: Combining Centralization and Decentralization in Danish Public Administration
  16. 12: From Centralism to Decentralization and Back to Recentralization due to the Economic Crisis: Findings and Lessons Learnt from the Greek Experience
  17. 13: Rebirth of Local Government in Poland: 25 Years of Decentralization Reform
  18. 14: The Decentralization Process in Romania
  19. 15: Decentralization and Local Governance in Lithuania
  20. 16: The Swinging Pendulum of Decentralization in Hungary
  21. 17: Decentralization as an Essential Element of Public Administration Reform in Slovakia
  22. 18: Conclusions: Intergovernmental Networks and Decentralisation in Europe
  23. Index