Federalism: The Spanish Experience

The book offers readers an insight into one of the most fascinating examples of federalization in Europe. Although there is a political sensitivity to calling Spain a "federation" the country has since 1978 gone through a simultaneous process of democratization and federalization. After th...

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Detalhes bibliográficos
Autor: Moreno, Luis
Tipo de documento: outro
Data de publicação:1997
País:España
Recursos:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositório:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/176238
Acesso em linha:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/176238
Access Level:Acceso aberto
Palavra-chave:Federalism
Spain
Decentralization
Descrição
Resumo:The book offers readers an insight into one of the most fascinating examples of federalization in Europe. Although there is a political sensitivity to calling Spain a "federation" the country has since 1978 gone through a simultaneous process of democratization and federalization. After the Franco dictatorship the country embarked on decentralization to empower the regions and to bring decision making closer to the people. Of particular interest is the asymmetry in the powers of the constituent regions.