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Most 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

Public law. Constitutional law --- Political systems --- anno 1900-1999 --- anno 2000-2009 --- Régionalisme --- Gouvernement fédéral --- Regionalism. --- Federal government. --- Comparative government. --- #SBIB:324H20 --- #SBIB:324H40 --- Comparative political systems --- Comparative politics --- Government, Comparative --- Political systems, Comparative --- Political science --- Division of powers --- Federal government --- Federal-provincial relations --- Federal-state relations --- Federal systems --- Federalism --- Central-local government relations --- Decentralization in government --- State governments --- Human geography --- Nationalism --- Interregionalism --- Politologie: theorieën (democratie, comparatieve studieën….) --- Politieke structuren: algemeen --- Law and legislation --- Powers, Division of --- Provincial-federal relations --- State-federal relations --- Comparative government --- Regionalism