Non-central government

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Non-Central Governments (NCGs; in English: non-central governments) are governments that do not hold supreme state authority , such as provincial, state or state governments. Examples are the federal states in Germany and Austria , the federal states in Brazil, India and the USA , the prefectures in Japan, the cantons in Switzerland or the provinces and territories in Canada. Also counties in Germany or counties in the US among non-central governments.

In some cases, sub-national or sub-state government is also used as a synonym for non-central government. There is criticism of this terminology, however: local and regional governments are located below the central government (hence the prefix " sub- "). However, this division also suggests a second class, although local and regional governments are often solely responsible for certain tasks of the common good and there are many overlaps with central government.

Differences in the competencies of non-central governments

Not all countries in the world have non-central governments, but are built up centrally or have an authoritarian government that determines the fate of the state. In addition, there are also differences in number, size, structure and institutional competence between such countries with multiple levels of government. The competencies of regional governments have grown over the past decades, but there are still major differences between different countries.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Brian Hocking: Bridging Boundaries: Creating Linkages. Non-Central Governments and Multilayered Policy Environments . In: WeltTrends No. 11 . S. 36-51 .
  2. ^ Brian Hocking: Localizing Foreign Policy: Non-central Governments and Multilayered Diplomacy . St. Martin's Press, New York 1993.
  3. ↑ David Criekemans: Introduction . In: The Hague Journal of Diplomacy . tape 5 , no. 1/2 , 2010.
  4. ^ Liesbet Hooghe, Gary Marks & Arjan H. Schakel: The Rise of Regional Authority: A comparative study of 42 democracies (1950-2006) . Routledge, London 2010.