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| Introduction |
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PART 1 THE THEORY OF REGIONAL GOVERNANCE |
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The Region in a Nation-State World |
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3 | (14) |
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The legitimacy of the nation-state |
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4 | (10) |
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Soft borders and the regional alternative |
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14 | (3) |
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Rationalising Regionalism |
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17 | (22) |
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Definitions and difficulties |
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17 | (8) |
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Regionalism, decentralisation and democracy |
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25 | (12) |
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37 | (2) |
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39 | (18) |
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Regional government and the defence of democracy |
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40 | (4) |
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The `rise' of regional identity |
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44 | (4) |
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48 | (4) |
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Conclusion: the consequences of the regional revolution |
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52 | (5) |
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PART 2 THE PRACTICE OF REGIONAL GOVERNANCE |
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57 | (44) |
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57 | (20) |
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The Federal Republic of Germany |
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77 | (16) |
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93 | (6) |
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Are the federations different? |
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99 | (2) |
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The Constitutional Regions of the European Union |
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101 | (36) |
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101 | (13) |
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114 | (6) |
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120 | (12) |
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Finland: the Aland islands |
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132 | (4) |
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The constitutional regions: federations in the making? |
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136 | (1) |
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Regions as Local Government |
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137 | (28) |
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137 | (12) |
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Scandinavian forms of regional government |
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149 | (9) |
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158 | (4) |
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Are local government regions really regions? |
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162 | (3) |
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Devolution in Context: Regional Government in the UK |
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165 | (20) |
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167 | (3) |
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The institutions of the devolved state |
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170 | (8) |
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Devolved responsibilities |
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178 | (3) |
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181 | (4) |
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PART 3 COMPARING REGIONAL GOVERNANCE |
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Beyond the Borders: Regional Governments and International Relations |
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185 | (26) |
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Resolving the `international question' |
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187 | (5) |
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192 | (4) |
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Regional government and the European Union |
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196 | (12) |
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208 | (3) |
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Paying the Piper: Financing Regional Government |
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211 | (34) |
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Independent regional finance and regional autonomy |
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213 | (7) |
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220 | (11) |
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231 | (9) |
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240 | (3) |
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243 | (2) |
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What Have the Regions Done for us? Functional Autonomy at the Regional Tier |
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245 | (22) |
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Common regional policy areas |
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245 | (3) |
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Legislative autonomy v administrative autonomy |
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248 | (2) |
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General competencies and subsidiarity clauses |
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250 | (3) |
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Vertical and horizontal regionalism |
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253 | (3) |
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Concurrent and shared powers |
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256 | (8) |
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Conclusions: regional autonomy and co-operative federalism |
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264 | (3) |
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The Countervailing Power? Regions and National Policy Making |
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267 | (22) |
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270 | (9) |
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279 | (8) |
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Muddling through? Intergovernmental relations in the UK |
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287 | (2) |
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Dispute Resolution and Constitutional Arbitration |
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289 | (20) |
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291 | (10) |
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301 | (8) |
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309 | (26) |
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Regional autonomy in the European Union |
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309 | (6) |
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Collective influence or regional autonomy? |
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315 | (2) |
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The rise of regional executives |
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317 | (2) |
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Regional autonomy or recentralisation? |
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319 | (6) |
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A regional alternative to the nation-state? |
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325 | (6) |
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Devolution and the `third level' |
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331 | (4) |
| Bibliography |
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335 | (14) |
| Index |
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