Between Deadlock and Decentralization
Bargaining Dynamics in Federal States
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12575951 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jan Biela (0009-0001-9816-4796, University of Lausanne), Annika Hennl (Goethe University Frankfurt, corresponding author), Gregor Zons (0000-0002-1013-6492, University of Cologne) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 505-525 |
| Publication date | 2014-06-20 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Regional & Federal Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1359-7566 • E-ISSN: 1743-9434 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13597566.2014.915810 |
| OpenAlex | W2028556057 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 34 |
A classic way to meet regionally diverse interests is to grant partial autonomy to sub-national entities, either by assigning them the right to decide upon policies (federalism), to implement policies (decentralization), or both. This article argues and formally elaborates that central governments may intentionally choose to increase decentralization in an effort to facilitate agreements that otherwise would be deadlocked. In this regard, a central government's decision to promote decentralization depends on its own relative valuation of policy change and congruence. We illustrate the empirical validity of our argument with a case study pertaining to the Swiss New Regional Policy
Argument (complex analysis · Autonomy · Central government · Cooperative federalism · Deadlock · Decentralization · Economic system · Economics · Federalism · Law and economics · Local government · Market economy · Political science · Public economics · Regional autonomy · Valuation (finance · Computer Science · Corporate Taxation and Avoidance · Law · Local Government Finance and Decentralization · Political Systems and Governance · Public Administration
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| Citations per year | 0.25 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2018 - 2018 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |