Handbook on decentralization, devolution and the state / edited by Ignacio Lago.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Introduction to the handbook on decentralization, devolution and the state / Ignacio Lago -- Part I: Methods, data and approaches -- 2. Conceptualizing and measuring decentralization / Paolo Dardanelli -- 3. Exploring and explaining trends in decentralization / Arjan H. Schakel -- 4. Second-order elections and electoral democracy / Hermann Schmitt and Eftichia Teperoglou -- 5. Redistribution and equality: The role of the territorial conflict dimension / Francesc Amat and Emmy Lindstam -- 6. The political determinants of decentralization / Amuitz Garmendia -- Part II: Decentralization in comparative perspective -- 7. Decentralization and subnational politics in Latin America / Jorge Gordin -- 8. Decentralization and subnational politics in Asia / Sarah Shair-Rosenfield -- 9. Decentralization and subnational politics in North America / Raúl A. Ponce Rodríguez -- 10. Decentralization and subnational politics in western Europe / Caroline Gray, Ed Turner and Davide Vampa -- Part III: Political consequences of decentralization -- 11. Attributions of responsibility in multilevel states / Sandra León and Ignacio Jurado -- 12. Decentralization and electoral accountability / Philip Charbonneau and Cameron D. Anderson -- 13. Territorial autonomy, ethnic conflict, and secession: Between a rock and a hard place? / Paul Anderson and Soeren Keil -- 14. Electoral behaviour in multilevel systems / Jean-François Daoust and André Blais -- Part IV: Social and economic consequences of decentralization -- 15. Federalism and income inequality / Vassilis Tselios -- 16. A multidimensional analysis of the link between decentralization and development / Gianpiero Torrisi -- 17. Social policy in decentralized countries / Hanna Kleider and Lucas Silva Lopes -- 18. Fiscal decentralization and governance quality: A review of the literature and additional evidence / Andreas P. Kyriacou and Oriol Roca-Sagalés -- 19. The Great Recession and the great lockdown: How are they shaping intergovernmental relations? / Luiz de Mello.