The Palgrave Handbook of Decentralisation in Europe

1. The Process of Decentralisation in Europe
Robert Savy, Hélène Pauliat, Michel Senimon

2. Birds of the Same Feather: Federalism and Decentralisation in Germany
Dominic Heinz

3. Federalism and Decentralisation in Belgium
Jean-François Husson, Céline Mahieu, Caroline Sägesser

4. Functional Federalism in a Complex State: The Case of Spain
José M. Ruano

5. Constitutional Reform and Territorial Organisation in Italy
Giuseppe Bettoni

6. Fragmentation and Central Control: Competing Forces in a Disunited Kingdom
June Burnham

7. Decentralisation in France: A Principle in Permanent Evolution
Agnès Sauviat

8. The Irish Case: Decentralisation-Lite?
Bríd Quinn

9. Decentralisation in the Netherlands: Decision Making Close to the People or Efficient Organisation of the State?
L. J. Zwaan

10. Extensive Decentralisation - but in the Shadow of Hierarchy
Kristin Reichborn-Kjennerud, Signy Irene Vabo

11. Combining Centralization and Decentralization in Danish Public Administration
Sevasti Chatzopoulou, Birgitte Poulsen

12. From Centralism to Decentralization and Back to Recentralization due to the Economic Crisis: Findings and Lessons Learnt from the Greek Experience
Stella Sofia Kyvelou, Nektaria Marava

13. Rebirth of Local Government in Poland: 25 Years of Decentralization Reform
Marcin Sakowicz

14. The Decentralization Process in Romania
Constantin Marius Profiroiu, Alina Georgiana Profiroiu, Septimiu Rares Szabo

15. Decentralization and Local Governance in Lithuania
Eglé Stonkuté, Eglé Gaule

16. The Swinging Pendulum of Decentralization in Hungary
István Temesi

17. Decentralization as an Essential Element of Public Administration Reform in Slovakia
Jana Marasova, Maria Horehajova

18. Conclusions: Intergovernmental Networks and Decentralisation in Europe
José M. Ruano, Marius Profiroiu

Nyckelord: Political Science and International Relations, European Politics, Regionalism, Comparative Politics