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• catalog abstract "Regionalization in Portugal was a major issue in 1998, as the nation held a referendum on whether to establish administrative regions to assume many tasks presently performed by the central government. The debate was both hot and confused, as both "pro" and "anti" forces claimed their solution would lead to more efficient government, and no major political party spoke with one voice. To help illuminate the debate, RAND Europe conducted in June 1998 a series of seminar games simulating the alternative decentralization schemes being contemplated. The results of the game showed that (1) the specific form of decentralization may be less important than the details of implementation (not present in the debate); (2) the critical issue of financial autonomy for local governing bodies had not been adequately addressed; (3) there was no consensus regarding which governmental competencies are the best for devolution to regions; and (4) whatever form of decentralization is chosen, close monitoring of different competencies and the flexibility to shift policies are essential.".
• catalog contributor b11144300.
• catalog contributor b11144301.
• catalog contributor b11144302.
• catalog contributor b11144303.
• catalog coverage "Portugal Administrative and political divisions Simulation methods.".
• catalog coverage "Portugal Politics and government 1974-".
• catalog created "1999.".
• catalog date "1999".
• catalog date "1999.".
• catalog dateCopyrighted "1999.".
• catalog description "Ch. 1. Introduction -- Regionalization in Portugal -- A referendum on what? -- A seminar game to inform the debate -- Ch. 2. Method of the study -- Seminar games: a short introduction -- Overview of the game design -- Participants in the seminar games -- Scenarios -- Team tasking and closing session -- Ch. 3. Results -- A. Effect of the external scenanios -- B. Acceptance of the decentralization scenanios -- C. The importance of decentralization -- D. The best way to decentralize -- E. Distribution and coordination of responsibilities -- F. National government as the center of gravity in collection and distribution of financial resources -- G. What is the appropriate way to distribute financial resources over different layers of governments -- H. Distribution of human resources over different layers of government -- I. National solidarity -- Cbapter 4. Implications for the regionalization debate -- Regionalization -- yes or no? -- Knowledge to inform an electorate -- Beyond the referendum.".
• catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 41-42).".
• catalog description "Regionalization in Portugal was a major issue in 1998, as the nation held a referendum on whether to establish administrative regions to assume many tasks presently performed by the central government. The debate was both hot and confused, as both "pro" and "anti" forces claimed their solution would lead to more efficient government, and no major political party spoke with one voice. To help illuminate the debate, RAND Europe conducted in June 1998 a series of seminar games simulating the alternative decentralization schemes being contemplated. The results of the game showed that (1) the specific form of decentralization may be less important than the details of implementation (not present in the debate); (2) the critical issue of financial autonomy for local governing bodies had not been adequately addressed; (3) there was no consensus regarding which governmental competencies are the best for devolution to regions; and (4) whatever form of decentralization is chosen, close monitoring of different competencies and the flexibility to shift policies are essential.".
• catalog extent "xxxii, 42 p. :".
• catalog identifier "0833026968".
• catalog issued "1999".
• catalog issued "1999.".
• catalog language "eng por".
• catalog language "eng".
• catalog publisher "Santa Monica, Calif : Rand,".
• catalog spatial "Portugal Administrative and political divisions Simulation methods.".
• catalog spatial "Portugal Politics and government 1974-".
• catalog spatial "Portugal".
• catalog spatial "Portugal.".
• catalog subject "Decentralization in government Portugal Simulation methods.".
• catalog subject "JN8515 .S46 1999".
• catalog subject "Regionalism Portugal Simulation methods.".
• catalog subject "Regionalism Portugal.".
• catalog tableOfContents "Ch. 1. Introduction -- Regionalization in Portugal -- A referendum on what? -- A seminar game to inform the debate -- Ch. 2. Method of the study -- Seminar games: a short introduction -- Overview of the game design -- Participants in the seminar games -- Scenarios -- Team tasking and closing session -- Ch. 3. Results -- A. Effect of the external scenanios -- B. Acceptance of the decentralization scenanios -- C. The importance of decentralization -- D. The best way to decentralize -- E. Distribution and coordination of responsibilities -- F. National government as the center of gravity in collection and distribution of financial resources -- G. What is the appropriate way to distribute financial resources over different layers of governments -- H. Distribution of human resources over different layers of government -- I. National solidarity -- Cbapter 4. Implications for the regionalization debate -- Regionalization -- yes or no? -- Knowledge to inform an electorate -- Beyond the referendum.".
• catalog title "A seminar game to analyze regional governance options for Portugal / James P. Kahan ... [et al.].".
• catalog type "text".