Decentralization in Spain
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- 1 June 2002
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Regional Studies
- Vol. 36 (4) , 399-408
Abstract
Since the transition to democracy in the late 1970s, Spain has undergone a process of deep decentralization and an incipient federalization. This article analyses the main features of such processes underlying the high level of home rule achieved by the 17 Comunidades Autónomas , when compared to other federal-like systems in the world. Accommodating Spain's secular diversity appears to be in line with the increasing role of meso life in the process of Europeanization.Keywords
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