subnational government Flashcards
Sub-national government definition
Levels or tiers of government below the nation-
state level
Unitary government
central government may share authority with sub-national levels,
but it can change the system itself
Federal government
Central government shares authority with sub-national levels,
cannot change system itself
regional government functions
Education, environment, economic development, planning, transport,
public services; Implementation legislation; Representative democracy
multilevel governance: functions
efficient provision of public goods
multilevel governance: identity
Response to calls for self-rule; distinctive communities
countries with new multilevel governance powers
Spain, France, Belgium, UK, Italy
Regional Authority Index chracteristics (multilevel governance)
self-rule: policy autonomy, policy range,
Shared-rule: impact on national legislation, on national tax
distribution, on borrowing, on constitutional change
Autonomous communities in Spain
17 ACs or regions (Balearic Islands, Canary Islands)
autonomous cities in spain
Ceuta and Melilla
regional governance in spain
directly elected parliaments
President of Regional Governmen functions in spain
Appoints regional cabinet; government agenda; Focus of media attention; Profile within party organisation
autonomous communities functions
Health services; Education; Policing; Regional economic development; Agencies and savings banks; Planning and urbanisation; Transport; environmental and transport regulations (EU)
identity: Distinctive communities with diffused powers
around fiscal, social and education policy - country example
spain
functional: Large metropolitan regions with diffused
powers around transport and planning - countries examples
France, Portugal, UK
