Jeffery, C., Pamphilis, N. M. , Rowe, C. and Turner, E. (2014) Regional policy variation in Germany: the diversity of living conditions in a 'unitary federal state'. Journal of European Public Policy, 21(9), pp. 1350-1366. (doi: 10.1080/13501763.2014.923022)
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Abstract
The German federal system is conventionally understood as highly co-ordinated between federal and regional governments and aimed at producing a ‘uniformity’ of living conditions. This view has increasingly been challenged as new work focuses on innovation and diversity at the regional level, and also as a consequence of reforms to the federal system that took place in 2006. This contribution attempts to establish a more systematic basis for assessing and explaining the scope and significance of regional policy variation in Germany. Our findings suggest that – despite institutional structures that foster intense co-ordination between central and regional governments and apparent popular preferences for uniformity of policy outcomes – the extent of policy variation in Germany is much greater than conventionally understood and driven both by structural factors and partisan choices at the regional level.
| Item Type: | Articles |
|---|---|
| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Pamphilis, Dr Niccole |
| Authors: | Jeffery, C., Pamphilis, N. M., Rowe, C., and Turner, E. |
| College/School: | College of Social Sciences > School of Social and Political Sciences |
| Journal Name: | Journal of European Public Policy |
| Publisher: | Routledge |
| ISSN: | 1350-1763 |
| ISSN (Online): | 1466-4429 |
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