haku: @indexterm EUROPEAN INTEGRATION / yhteensä: 404
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| Tekijä: | Eichenberger, R. |
| Otsikko: | The benefits of federalism and the risk of overcentralizati- on |
| Lehti: | Kyklos
1994 : VOL. 47:3, p.403-420 |
| Asiasana: | CENTRALISATION DECENTRALISATION EUROPEAN INTEGRATION EUROPEAN UNION BUREAUCRACY |
| Kieli: | eng |
| Tiivistelmä: | In the economic literature on federalism , some arguments are built on highly restrictive assumptions. Centralization is frequently identified with overall homogenous policies, re- actions in the postconstitutional political process are of- ten neglected, and many contributions do not take a compara- tive perspective. On the basis of this critique, this con- tribution presents some elements of a more comparative and process oriented approach. The citizens' incentives to reve- al their political preferences through voice and exit are a- nalyzed. It is argued that easing the exit option increases the citizens' ability and their willingness to take up the voice option. The degree of centralization is not seen as exogenous but as endogenous: Governments delegate tasks selfishly to higher levels in the post-constitutional poli- tical process. Hence, 'overcentralization' may result. |
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