Liesbet Hooghe, Zachary Taylor Smith Professor at UNC Chapel Hill and Chair in Multilevel Governance at the VU Amsterdam
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Data


Regional Authority

The Regional Authority Index is a measure of the authority of regional governments in 42 democracies or quasi-democracies on an annual basis over the period 1950–2006. The countries included are twenty-nine OECD countries, the 27 countries that are members of the European Union (20 of these are members of the OECD), plus Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Russia, and Serbia and Montenegro. The dataset encompasses subnational government levels with an average population of 150,000 or more. Where appropriate, we code more than one regional tier, and code separately regions with a special autonomous statute or asymmetrical arrangements.

Regional authority is measured along eight dimensions: institutional depth, policy scope, fiscal autonomy, representation, law making, executive control, fiscal control, constitutional reform. A regional data set contains annual scores for regional governments or tiers in 42 countries for the period 1950-2006. A country data set aggregates these scores to the country level.

Regional data

Country data

(Regional scores aggregated to the country)

Additional Documentation

How to cite?

When using these data sets, please refer to: Liesbet Hooghe, Gary Marks, Arjan H. Schakel (2008), "Regional Authority in 42 Democracies, 1950–2006: A Measure and Five Hypotheses," Regional and Federal Studies, 18, 2-3: 111-302.

For a discussion of the reliability of the data and a preliminary analysis please consult:

Special issue on "Measuring Regional Authority", Regional and Federal Studies, 18
Authors: Liesbet Hooghe; Gary Marks; Arjan H. Schakel

Measuring Regional Authority
Authors: Gary Marks; Liesbet Hooghe; Arjan H. Schakel

Operationalizing Regional Authority: A Coding Scheme for 42 Countries, 1950-2006
Authors: Liesbet Hooghe; Gary Marks; Arjan H. Schakel

Validation of the Regional Authority Index
Author: Arjan H. Schakel

Patterns of Regional Authority
Authors: Gary Marks; Liesbet Hooghe; Arjan H. Schakel

Appendix A: Profiles of Regional Reform in 42 Countries (1950-2006)
Authors: Liesbet Hooghe; Arjan H. Schakel; Gary Marks

Appendix B: Country and Regional Scores
Authors: Liesbet Hooghe; Arjan H. Schakel; Gary Marks

Appendix C: A Library on Regional Authority
Author: Arjan H. Schakel

The published version is downloadable from the Regional and Federal Studies website through your institute/university or directly from the Taylor & Francis website.

Gary Marks at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Liesbet Hooghe, Zachary Taylor Smith Professor at UNC Chapel Hill and Chair in Multilevel Governance at the VU Amsterdam
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Data


Regional Authority

The Regional Authority Index is a measure of the authority of regional governments in 42 democracies or quasi-democracies on an annual basis over the period 1950–2006. The countries included are twenty-nine OECD countries, the 27 countries that are members of the European Union (20 of these are members of the OECD), plus Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Russia, and Serbia and Montenegro. The dataset encompasses subnational government levels with an average population of 150,000 or more. Where appropriate, we code more than one regional tier, and code separately regions with a special autonomous statute or asymmetrical arrangements.

Regional authority is measured along eight dimensions: institutional depth, policy scope, fiscal autonomy, representation, law making, executive control, fiscal control, constitutional reform. A regional data set contains annual scores for regional governments or tiers in 42 countries for the period 1950-2006. A country data set aggregates these scores to the country level.

Regional data

Country data

(Regional scores aggregated to the country)

Additional Documentation

How to cite?

When using these data sets, please refer to: Liesbet Hooghe, Gary Marks, Arjan H. Schakel (2008), "Regional Authority in 42 Democracies, 1950–2006: A Measure and Five Hypotheses," Regional and Federal Studies, 18, 2-3: 111-302.

For a discussion of the reliability of the data and a preliminary analysis please consult:

Special issue on "Measuring Regional Authority", Regional and Federal Studies, 18
Authors: Gary Marks; Liesbet Hooghe; Arjan H. Schakel

Operationalizing Regional Authority: A Coding Scheme for 42 Countries, 1950-2006
Authors: Liesbet Hooghe; Gary Marks; Arjan H. Schakel

Validation of the Regional Authority Index
Author: Arjan H. Schakel

Patterns of Regional Authority
Authors: Gary Marks; Liesbet Hooghe; Arjan H. Schakel

Appendix A: Profiles of Regional Reform in 42 Countries (1950-2006)
Authors: Liesbet Hooghe; Arjan H. Schakel; Gary Marks

Appendix B: Country and Regional Scores
Authors: Liesbet Hooghe; Arjan H. Schakel; Gary Marks

Appendix C: A Library on Regional Authority
Author: Arjan H. Schakel

These are unofficial final drafts. The published version is downloadable from the Regional and Federal Studies website through your institute/university or directly from the Taylor & Francis website. If you find it difficult to get access, please contact hooghe@unc.edu.