Understanding Intergovernmental Relations: Key Features and Trends
This article discusses several features of intergovernmental relations (IGR), paying particular attention to IGR in federations. A number of recent trends and challenges are identified, and implications are drawn for the analysis of IGR. The article shows how IGR has traditionally been dominated by...
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2013
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| description | This article discusses several features of intergovernmental relations (IGR), paying particular attention to IGR in federations. A number of recent trends and challenges are identified, and implications are drawn for the analysis of IGR. The article shows how IGR has traditionally been dominated by informal processes and power relationships, but that formalisation and institutionalisation have increased and can provide greater certainty and protection for sub-national governments in dealing with central government. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-299362019-02-19T04:28:11Z Understanding Intergovernmental Relations: Key Features and Trends Phillimore, John unitary systems path dependency centralisation and decentralisation Intergovernmental relations vertical and horizontal relations federalism This article discusses several features of intergovernmental relations (IGR), paying particular attention to IGR in federations. A number of recent trends and challenges are identified, and implications are drawn for the analysis of IGR. The article shows how IGR has traditionally been dominated by informal processes and power relationships, but that formalisation and institutionalisation have increased and can provide greater certainty and protection for sub-national governments in dealing with central government. 2013 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/29936 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1467-8500.12025/abstract Blackwell Publishing Asia P/L fulltext |
| spellingShingle | unitary systems path dependency centralisation and decentralisation Intergovernmental relations vertical and horizontal relations federalism Phillimore, John Understanding Intergovernmental Relations: Key Features and Trends |
| title | Understanding Intergovernmental Relations: Key Features and Trends |
| title_full | Understanding Intergovernmental Relations: Key Features and Trends |
| title_fullStr | Understanding Intergovernmental Relations: Key Features and Trends |
| title_full_unstemmed | Understanding Intergovernmental Relations: Key Features and Trends |
| title_short | Understanding Intergovernmental Relations: Key Features and Trends |
| title_sort | understanding intergovernmental relations: key features and trends |
| topic | unitary systems path dependency centralisation and decentralisation Intergovernmental relations vertical and horizontal relations federalism |
| url | http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1467-8500.12025/abstract http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/29936 |