Challenging the state : devolution and the battle for partisan credibility : a comparison of Belgium, Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom /

Why do national governments implement devolution given the high risk that it will encourage peripheral parties to demand ever more devolved powers? The aim of 'Challenging the State' is to answer this question through a comparative analysis of devolution in four European countries: Belgium...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Alonso, Sonia
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012.
Series:Comparative politics (Oxford University Press)
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Why do national governments implement devolution given the high risk that it will encourage peripheral parties to demand ever more devolved powers? The aim of 'Challenging the State' is to answer this question through a comparative analysis of devolution in four European countries: Belgium, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiv, 262 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191741234
019174123X
9780199691579
0199691576