Regional governance matters : quality of government within European Union member states

Auteur(s) et Affiliation(s)

CHARRON, N.

Statsvetenskapliga institutionen, Göteborgs Univ., Gothenburg, Suede

DIJKSTRA, L.

European Commission, DG for Regional and Urban Policy, Economic Analysis Unit, Brussels, Belgique

LAPUENTE, V.

Statsvetenskapliga institutionen, Göteborgs Univ., Gothenburg, Suede

Description :
This study examines the quality of government, understood as low corruption, impartial public services and rule of law – for national and sub-national levels in twenty-seven European Union countries. The European QoG Index shows notable within-country variations: while high-performing regions in Italy and Spain rank amongst the best European Union regions, others perform well below the European Union average. The index is highly correlated with sub-national levels of socio-economic development and levels of social trust, yet political decentralization is uncorrelated with greater within-country, or higher levels of overall, QoG.

Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Regional studies, issn : 0034-3404, 2014, vol. 48, n°. 1, p. 68-90, nombre de pages : 23, Références bibliographiques : 1 p.

Date :
2014

Editeur :
Pays édition : Royaume-Uni, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press

Langue :
Anglais