Institutional commitment problems and regional autonomy: the Catalan case
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- dc.contributor.author Amat, Francesc, 1980-
- dc.contributor.author Rodon i Casarramona, Antoni
- dc.date.accessioned 2021-12-13T11:44:16Z
- dc.date.available 2021-12-13T11:44:16Z
- dc.date.issued 2021
- dc.description.abstract This article examines what constitutional arrangements are more likely to facilitate the transfer of effective decision-making power to the regional level. We show that certain constitutional arrangements can result in institutional commitment problems between regional minority and national majority groups, which in turn influence levels of regional autonomy across regions. Specifically, we examine how the depth and scope of decentralization depend on the presence of federal agreements and the availability of institutional guarantees that make the federal contracts credible. Analyzing regional-level data, we show that regions where identity minority groups are majoritarian enjoy more regional autonomy when the commitment problem has resulted in a satisfactory national accommodation. Our findings highlight two important scenarios. The first occurs when the institutional commitment problem is solved, and regional minority groups are granted substantial levels of regional autonomy. The second scenario takes place when the commitment problem is not institutionally accommodated, and hence regional minority groups have systematically lower levels of autonomy. This article illustrates that both federal contracts and credible agreements are important tools to understand regional decision-making powers.
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- dc.identifier.citation Amat F, Rodon T. Institutional commitment problems and regional autonomy: the Catalan case. Politics and Governance. 2021;9(4):439-52. DOI: 10.17645/pag.v9i4.4607
- dc.identifier.doi http://dx.doi.org/10.17645/pag.v9i4.4607
- dc.identifier.issn 2182-2463
- dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10230/49185
- dc.language.iso eng
- dc.publisher Cogitatio Press
- dc.relation.ispartof Politics and Governance. 2021;9(4):439-52
- dc.rights © Francesc Amat, Toni Rodon. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0), which permits any use, distribution, and reproduction of the work without further permission provided the original author(s) and source are credited.
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- dc.subject.keyword Commitment problem
- dc.subject.keyword Fiscal autonomy
- dc.subject.keyword Regional autonomy
- dc.subject.keyword Sovereignty demands
- dc.subject.keyword Territorial conflicts
- dc.title Institutional commitment problems and regional autonomy: the Catalan case
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