Who is responsible for what? Clarity of responsibilities in multilevel states: The case of Spain
Who is responsible for what? Clarity of responsibilities in multilevel states: The case of Spain
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谁负责什么？
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2011
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Sandra León
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Sandra León
一种理论上存在分歧，一种是关于分权的经典规范性正面观点，该观点认为权力的分散使政策更接近于公民的偏好；另一种是较新的批评观点，该观点认为去中心化模糊了责任归属。这种分歧只能通过完善对具体制度设计的理解来解决。本文的理论主张是，多级治理和职责明确性之间的关系取决于当地的分权类型。为了检验这一命题，使用了来自不对称分权系统-西班牙自治国家-的个人数据。结果表明，分权与职责明晰之间的关系呈U型关系。与权力分配更加错综复杂的地区相比，在去中心化程度较高和较低的地区，责任归属更加明显。在这些地区，一级政府明显比另一级政府占主导地位。
There is a theoretical disagreement between the classical normative positive view on decentralisation, which states that the fragmentation of power shifts policy more closely into line with citizens' preferences, and a more recent critical view that states that decen- tralisation blurs attribution of responsibility. This disagreement can only be resolved by refining the understanding of specific institutional designs. The theoretical claim in this article is that the relation between multilevel governance and clarity of responsibilities is contingent upon the type of decentralisation in place.To test this proposition, individual data from an asymmetrically decentralised system - the Spanish State of Autonomies - are used. Results show that the relationship between decentralisation and clarity of responsibility has a u-shape. Responsibility attribution is clearer in regions with high and low levels of decen- tralisation, where one level of government clearly predominates over the other, than in regions with a more intertwined distribution of powers.