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Political alternation in the Azores, Madeira and the Canary Islands /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ruel, Teresa
Corporate Author: ProQuest (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, [2021]
Series:Palgrave studies in sub-national governance.
Subjects:
Madeira (Madeira Islands) > Politics and government.
Europe > Politics and government.
Azores > Politics and government.
Canary Islands > Politics and government.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Contents
  • Abbreviations
  • List of Tables
  • Part I
  • Chapter 1: Setting the Scene: Introduction
  • 1.1 Introduction
  • 1.2 Decentralization of the State: The Emergence of the Regions
  • 1.3 Setting the Scene: The Framework of Analysis
  • 1.3.1 Case Studies
  • 1.3.2 The Structure of the Book
  • References
  • Primary Sources
  • Secondary Sources
  • Chapter 2: Theoretical Framework and Literature Review
  • 2.1 Introduction
  • 2.2 What Is Democracy?: A Minimalist Approach
  • 2.3 Party Competition
  • 2.4 Political Alternation: A Bird Eye View
  • 2.5 Chapter Final Remarks
  • References
  • Chapter 3: Mapping the Cases: The Azores, Madeira and the Canary Islands
  • 3.1 Introduction
  • 3.2 Portugal: The Structure of the State-Unitary and Decentralized
  • 3.3 Azores and Madeira: The Institutional Arrangements
  • 3.3.1 Political Institutions and Regional Authority
  • 3.3.2 Electoral System and the Party Systems
  • 3.3.3 The Cornerstone of Regional Autonomy: Fiscal Autonomy
  • 3.4 Spain: The State of Autonomies (Estado de las Autonomias)
  • 3.4.1 The Canary Islands: The 'Insularism' of Regional Authority
  • 3.4.2 Political Institutions and Regional Authority
  • 3.4.3 Electoral Rules and the Party Systems
  • 3.4.4 The Regional Financing System: Sources and Allocation of Resources
  • 3.5 Chapter Final Remarks
  • References
  • Primary Sources
  • Secondary Sources
  • Part II
  • Chapter 4: Party Competition at Regional Level
  • 4.1 Introduction
  • 4.2 Regional Elections
  • 4.3 Patterns of Party Competition
  • 4.4 Turnout at Regional Elections
  • 4.5 Chapter Final Remarks
  • References
  • Primary Sources
  • Secondary Sources
  • Chapter 5: Intra-party Democracy
  • 5.1 Introduction
  • 5.2 The Regional Branches of State-Wide Parties
  • 5.3 The Regional Party Structures
  • 5.4 Party Leaders and Longevity at Central Office
  • 5.5 Chapter Final Remarks
  • References
  • Primary Sources
  • Secondary Sources
  • Chapter 6: Regional Economic Performance
  • 6.1 Introduction
  • 6.2 Regional Economic Performance
  • 6.3 Regional GDP and Employment
  • 6.4 Regional Public Debt
  • 6.5 Citizens' Perceptions of the Regional Economy
  • 6.6 Chapter Final Remarks
  • References
  • Primary Sources
  • Secondary Sources
  • Chapter 7: Conclusions
  • References
  • Primary Sources
  • Secondary Sources