Decentralisation and regional cabinet size: the Spanish case (1979-2015)
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- dc.contributor.author Vall-Prat, Pau
- dc.contributor.author Rodon i Casarramona, Antoni
- dc.date.accessioned 2025-07-04T07:22:06Z
- dc.date.available 2025-07-04T07:22:06Z
- dc.date.issued 2017
- dc.date.updated 2025-07-04T07:22:06Z
- dc.description.abstract This article explores under what conditions regional governments tend to have larger or smaller cabinets. The main contention is that cross-regional variation in cabinet size is partly explained by the dynamics set up by the multilevel system of government, mainly territorial decentralisation, multilevel government (in)congruence or the existence of nationally distinct regions. The hypotheses are tested with a new and original dataset built upon the Spanish case (1979-2015). Findings show that regions with more welfare state policies, especially when the region's economic capacity is high, and nationally distinct regions tend to have bigger executives. In contrast, decentralisation in the form of basic state functions and government incongruence do not have a significant effect. Results have important implications for our understanding of sub-national territorial institutions and their interaction with decentralisation dynamics.
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- dc.identifier.citation Vall-Prat P, Rodon T. Decentralisation and regional cabinet size: the Spanish case (1979-2015). West Eur Polit. 2017;40(4):717-40. DOI: 10.1080/01402382.2016.1275422
- dc.identifier.doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01402382.2016.1275422
- dc.identifier.issn 0140-2382
- dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10230/70837
- dc.language.iso eng
- dc.publisher Taylor & Francis
- dc.relation.ispartof West European Politics. 2017;40(4):717-40
- dc.rights © This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in West European Politics on 2017 Feb 6, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/01402382.2016.1275422.
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- dc.subject.keyword Ralisation
- dc.subject.keyword Cabinet size
- dc.subject.keyword Multilevel system
- dc.subject.keyword Ministers
- dc.subject.keyword Portfolios
- dc.title Decentralisation and regional cabinet size: the Spanish case (1979-2015)
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