Central-Local Relations in Asia-Pacific Convergence or Divergence?

A source of perennial tension in states is the degree to which decision-making power and authority should be concentrated in central institutions and individuals. At present the conventional wisdom of central-local relations has swung in favour of decentralisation. This book investigates whether suc...

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Other Authors: Turner, Mark (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London Palgrave Macmillan UK 1999, 1999
Series:International Political Economy Series
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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520 |a A source of perennial tension in states is the degree to which decision-making power and authority should be concentrated in central institutions and individuals. At present the conventional wisdom of central-local relations has swung in favour of decentralisation. This book investigates whether such convergence is taking place through detailed examination in Asia-Pacific. The results of the survey reveal a complex picture in which divergence is still evident in the region's patterns of central-local relations