Significance and Trends in Federalism and Inter-Governmental Relations in Brazil and Spain.

This paper compares the Spanish Autonomous model with the Brazilian Federative model. The characteristics of the two systems are set out with an evaluation of the real center-constraining capacity of their institutions, taking into account both the scale of the institutional structure and the scale...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Vasconcelos Rocha, Carlos
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2014
País:México
Institución:EL COLEGIO DE MÉXICO
Repositorio:Foro Internacional
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:oai.forointernacional.colmex.mx:article/2190
Acceso en línea:https://forointernacional.colmex.mx/index.php/fi/article/view/2190
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:federalism
inter-governmental relations
comparative politics
federalismo
relaciones inter-gubernamentales
política comparada
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Sumario:This paper compares the Spanish Autonomous model with the Brazilian Federative model. The characteristics of the two systems are set out with an evaluation of the real center-constraining capacity of their institutions, taking into account both the scale of the institutional structure and the scale of the political process. The intention is to evaluate how well-suited the institutions and political processes are to the requirements commonly considered necessary to the make-up of a federation. In the case of Spain, inter-governmental relations are less defined by a given institutional structure than by a political process of a highly centrifugal character, based on social characteristics divided into multiple ethnic and cultural identities. In the case of Brazil, the territorial distribution of power is better balanced, partly because it has a more solid underlying national identity.