The Spanish model of devolution and regional governance: Evolution, motivations and effects on policy making

Policy and Politics

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 573-586

  Colino, César ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE EDUCACIÓN A DISTANCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Devolution; Federalism; Regional governance; Spain; State

Indexed keywords

DECENTRALIZATION; DECISION MAKING; DEMOCRACY; DEVOLUTION; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; GOVERNMENT; POLICY MAKING; REGIONALIZATION; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 57049094405     PISSN: 03055736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1332/147084408X349792     Document Type: Article

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