The dynamics of decentralization and recentralization
By: CHRISTENSEN, Jorgen Cronnegaard
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ArticlePublisher: R.A.W. Rhodes, 2000Public Administration: an international quarterly 78, 2, p. 389-408Abstract: Decentralization of authority from central government to sub-national governments is an important part of modern public sector reforms and has been te primary contribution to public sector in Denmark and the other Nordic countries. On the assumption that political and administrative actors are authority maximizers, the paper analyses how national and sub-national actors react to these decentralization goals, and the extent to which they are implemented. The analysis points to the importance of both instituional and power variables. It concludes that dynamic change can take place in a public sector which is characterized by strong corporatist and multi-level institutions, such as in Denmark
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Decentralization of authority from central government to sub-national governments is an important part of modern public sector reforms and has been te primary contribution to public sector in Denmark and the other Nordic countries. On the assumption that political and administrative actors are authority maximizers, the paper analyses how national and sub-national actors react to these decentralization goals, and the extent to which they are implemented. The analysis points to the importance of both instituional and power variables. It concludes that dynamic change can take place in a public sector which is characterized by strong corporatist and multi-level institutions, such as in Denmark
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