Pregledni rad
https://doi.org/10.31297/hkju.16.1.2
Decentralisation Policies, Subnational Autonomy and Federal Executive Power: A Comparison of Brazil and Mexico
Ieva Vezbergaite
; Sabanci University
Sažetak
Decentralisation is assumed to benefit subnational government
by increasing its autonomy from central government.
This paper challenges this assumption by arguing
that decentralisation can have mixed effects on vertical
intergovernmental relations (national-subnational). Some
decentralisation policies may result in greater subnational
autonomy from national government, while some decentralisation
policies may paradoxically increase a subnational
unit’s dependence on national government. By deconstructing
decentralisation into its administrative, fiscal
and political nature, and by identifying different patterns
of fiscal and administrative decentralisation, the paper
examines decentralisation policies in Mexico and Brazil.
Although both countries have undergone decentralisation,
its nature and patterns were very different and explain the
different intergovernmental relations that resulted in each country. Brazil’s decentralisation led to increased subnational
autonomy, while Mexico’s preserved or even increased
federal executive power.
Ključne riječi
decentralisation; subnational autonomy; intergovernmental relations; Mexico; Brazil
Hrčak ID:
162140
URI
Datum izdavanja:
9.3.2016.
Posjeta: 1.800 *