Challenging the state [electronic resource] : devolution and the battle for partisan credibility : a comparison of Belgium, Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom /
by Alonso, Sonia.
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BookSeries: Comparative politics: Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012Description: 1 online resource (xiv, 262 p.) : ill.ISBN: 9780191741234 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Decentralization in government | Decentralization in government -- European Union countries | State, TheOnline resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: Why do national governments implement devolution given the high risk that it will encourage peripheral parties to demand ever more devolved powers? The aim of 'Challenging the State' is to answer this question through a comparative analysis of devolution in four European countries: Belgium, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom.
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Why do national governments implement devolution given the high risk that it will encourage peripheral parties to demand ever more devolved powers? The aim of 'Challenging the State' is to answer this question through a comparative analysis of devolution in four European countries: Belgium, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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