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Challenging the state [electronic resource] : devolution and the battle for partisan credibility : a comparison of Belgium, Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom / Sonia Alonso.
Series: Comparative politics: Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012Description: 1 online resource (xiv, 262 p.) : ill.ISBN: 9780191741234 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Decentralization in government | Decentralization in government -- European Union countries | State, The
Additional Physical Form: Print version 9780199691579DDC classification: 320.8094 Online resources: Oxford scholarship online 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.
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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.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.