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Assessing Subsidiarity

In: Subsidiarity and Economic Reform in Europe

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  • Sjef Ederveen

    (Ministry of Economic Affairs)

  • George Gelauff

    (CPB Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis)

  • Jacques Pelkmans

    (College of Europe
    Vlerick School of Management)

Abstract

In order to provide inputs for an assessment of subsidiarity in specific policy fields, this chapter reviews the main motives for decentralization and centralization. Several motives underscore decentralization, such as the ability to align policy closer to the preferences of regional constituents or the effect of policy competition to discipline governments. In contrast, centralization may be warranted in a policy field characterized by increasing returns to scale or it may be useful if thereby it could create commitment for economic reform. However centralization may also fail to be useful, for example when local jurisdictions attempt to extract funds from the budget of a higher level of government.

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  • Sjef Ederveen & George Gelauff & Jacques Pelkmans, 2008. "Assessing Subsidiarity," Springer Books, in: George Gelauff & Isabel Grilo & Arjan Lejour (ed.), Subsidiarity and Economic Reform in Europe, chapter 2, pages 19-40, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-540-77264-4_2
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-77264-4_2
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    JEL classification:

    • H11 - Public Economics - - Structure and Scope of Government - - - Structure and Scope of Government
    • H77 - Public Economics - - State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations - - - Intergovernmental Relations; Federalism
    • F15 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Economic Integration

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