Alonso, Sonia. <br/><br/>
Challenging the state  devolution and the battle for partisan credibility : a comparison of Belgium, Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom /  [electronic resource] : 
Sonia Alonso. 
 - Oxford :  Oxford University Press,  2012. 
 - 1 online resource (xiv, 262 p.) :  ill. 
 - Comparative politics .
 - Comparative politics. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780191741234 (ebook) :  No price 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Decentralization in government.<br/>Decentralization in government--European Union countries.<br/>State, The.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>JN50  / .A57 2012 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>320.8094