Decentralized Government and Infrastructure Provision: The European and American Unions Compared, with a Focus on Transportation

42 Pages Posted: 2 Feb 2014

Date Written: January 31, 2000

Abstract

This is a paper about two intertwined topics: federalism and infrastructure. It is also a paper about two intertwined subcontinents (in a political, economic and cultural sense at least): Europe and the United States of America. The basic question to be considered here is whether there is an “optimal” level of centralization in government delivery of infrastructure goods and services. The European and American Union approaches to certain categories of infrastructure will be compared in terms of their governmental centralization (and its opposite, decentralization).

Keywords: federalism, intergovernmental relations, infrastructure, governance, public management, European Union

Suggested Citation

Gordon, Cameron Elliott, Decentralized Government and Infrastructure Provision: The European and American Unions Compared, with a Focus on Transportation (January 31, 2000). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2389205 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2389205

Cameron Elliott Gordon (Contact Author)

University of Canberra ( email )

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 2601
Australia
6201 2685 (Phone)

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