Handbook on Decentralization, Devolution and the State

Edited by Ignacio Lago, Professor, Department of Political and Social Sciences, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Spain

• Contents:Preface xiv1 Introduction to the Handbook on Decentralization, Devolution and the State 1Ignacio LagoPART I METHODS, DATA AND APPROACHES2 Conceptualizing and measuring decentralization 9Paolo Dardanelli3 Exploring and explaining trends in decentralization 27Arjan Schakel4 Second-order elections and electoral democracy 52Hermann Schmitt and Eftichia Teperoglou5 Redistribution and equality: the role of the territorial conflict dimension 67Francesc Amat and Emmy Lindstam6 The political determinants of decentralization 91Amuitz GarmendiaPART II DECENTRALIZATION IN COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE7 Decentralization and subnational politics in Latin America 115Jorge Gordin8 Decentralization and subnational politics in Asia 131Sarah Shair-Rosenfield9 Decentralization and subnational politics in North America 147Raúl A. Ponce Rodríguez10 Decentralization and subnational politics in Western Europe 171Caroline Gray, Ed Turner and Davide VampaPART III POLITICAL CONSEQUENCES OF DECENTRALIZATION11 Attributions of responsibility in multilevel states 197Sandra León and Ignacio Jurado12 Decentralization and electoral accountability 213Philip Charbonneau and Cameron D. Anderson13 Territorial autonomy, ethnic conflict, and secession: between a rock anda hard place? 236Paul Anderson and Soeren Keil14 Electoral behaviour in multilevel systems 255Jean-François Daoust and André BlaisPART IV SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES OFDECENTRALIZATION15 Federalism and income inequality 270Vassilis Tselios16 A multidimensional analysis of the link between decentralization anddevelopment 287Gianpiero Torrisi17 Social policy in decentralized countries 303Hanna Kleider and Lucas Silva Lopes18 Fiscal decentralization and governance quality: a review of theliterature and additional evidence 322Andreas P. Kyriacou and Oriol Roca-Sagalés19 The Great Recession and the Great Lockdown: how are they shapingintergovernmental relations? 347Luiz de Mello

'This Handbook offers a superb collection of essays edited by a leading scholar in the field, Ignacio Lago. The volume represents a rich tapestry of critical research on decentralization from a variety of perspectives including political science, economics, sociology, and geography. The chapters lay out the state of the art in decentralization research and the current gaps that will re-invigorate further scholarly work. Researchers, practitioners and policymakers will very much profit from the lessons and insights in this excellent volume.'