The Spanish model of devolution and regional governance

Evolution, Motivations and Effects on Policy Making

Datos Bibliográficos

ID6327809
AutoresCésar Colino (0000-0002-9352-705X, Departamento de Ciencia Política y de la Administración (Political Science and Public Administration), Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (Spanish National Distance University), Madrid, Spain, autor de correspondencia)
Año2008
Volumen36
Número4
Páginas573-586
Fecha de publicación2008-10-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaPolicy & Politics (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0305-5736 • E-ISSN: 1470-8442
EditorialBristol University Press (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1332/147084408x349792
OpenAlexW2079021023
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas13

The Spanish model of decentralisation was originally devised to achieve cultural-political recognition for some regions and democracy and economic development for all. This article examines how this approach has evolved since the 1970s and the effectiveness of Spain's regional governance institutions. It concludes that regionalisation has been managed relatively well. Nonetheless, ambiguities surround the relations between tiers of government and questions remain about the institutional capacity of regional bodies and the extent of their discretion over decision making and the allocation of resources

Bureaucracy · Corporate governance · Decentralization · Democracy · Devolution (biology · Discretion · Economic system · Economics · Government (linguistics · Management · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Regionalisation · Sociology · Law · Local Government Finance and Decentralization · Political Systems and Governance · Public Administration · Social Sciences and Policies