Measuring Regional Authority
- 23 May 2008
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd in Regional & Federal Studies
- Vol. 18 (2), 111-121
- https://doi.org/10.1080/13597560801979464
Abstract
This article sets out a conceptual basis for measuring regional authority and engages basic measurement issues. Regional authority is disaggregated into two domains (self-rule and shared rule) and these are operationalised in eight dimensions. The article concludes by examining the robustness of this measure across alternative measurement assumptions.Keywords
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