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Rodríguez-Pose A, Gill N. The Global Trend towards Devolution and its Implications. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016. [DOI: 10.1068/c0235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 154] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Globalisation has been accompanied by an equally global tendency towards devolution of authority and resources from nation-states to regions and localities that takes on various forms, depending upon which actors are driving the decentralisation efforts. The existence of a general trend towards devolution also has significant implications for efficiency, equity, and administration. The authors outline first the general drive towards devolution and then proceed to examine which countries are experiencing which forms of decentralisation. A theoretical argument emphasising the role of governmental legitimacy across various tiers of government is used to explain the diversity of devolution initiatives, drawing on examples that include Brazil, Mexico, India, China, the USA, and some European countries. Having supported their model of decentralisation, the authors then examine the implications of the widespread downward transfer of power towards regions. Some of the less widely discussed pitfalls of decentralisation are presented; caution in promoting devolutionary efforts is the prescription of this paper.
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- Andrés Rodríguez-Pose
- Department of Geography and Environment, London School of Economics, Houghton Street, London WC2A 2AE, England
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- Department of Geography and Environment, London School of Economics, Houghton Street, London WC2A 2AE, England
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Hughes S, Pincetl S. Evaluating Collaborative Institutions in Context: The Case of Regional Water Management in Southern California. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014. [DOI: 10.1068/c1210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Regional collaborative institutions are seen as tools for improving collaboration and for reducing the inefficiency of fragmented management and planning. However, recent research has shown that the ability of new regional institutions to achieve these aims is contingent upon their relationship to the existing institutional landscape. This paper uses network analyses of six newly created Integrated Regional Water Management (IRWM) subregions in southern California to examine how their introduction intersects existing water management systems and whether the patterns of interaction in water planning have changed as a result. The results further our understanding of collaborative governance and regionalism by showing that the ability of regional institutions to facilitate new interactions can vary widely across a given institutional landscape. Further, while IRWM has helped to strengthen the water management network in southern California, it has not replaced existing watershed planning efforts. Interviews with water managers reveal there is support for IRWM but it is still too early to evaluate its effectiveness. Further research should explore the drivers and consequences of heterogeneity in IRWM and whether the incentives for participation are sufficient.
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- Sara Hughes
- University of California, Los Angeles, Institute for the Environment and Sustainability; current affiliation: National Center for Atmospheric Research, Research Applications Laboratory, PO Box 3000, Boulder, CO 80307, USA
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- University of California, Los Angeles, Institute for the Environment and Sustainability, La Kretz Hall, Suite 300, 619 Charles E. Young Dr. East, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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Planning Cultures in Transition: Sustainability Management and Institutional Change in Spatial Planning. SUSTAINABILITY 2013. [DOI: 10.3390/su5114653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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