POLI 130 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Asymmetric Federalism, Clientelism, Redistribution Of Income And Wealth
Document Summary
A lot of political processes happen at the local level. Politics at a subnational level can tell us a lot about which internal challenges a country is facing. Can be a solution for these problems. Definition: delegation of authority on a subnational level. Unitary state: all power concentrated at national level. Asymmetric federalism: some regions have more power about decision making, etc. Vast territory need to decentralize authority. Centralized community party federation on paper only. Diverse territories and identities some require more autonomy than others asymmetric federation. Fall of ussr on paper federalism turned real (no party anymore) some states became their own country. Asymmetric nature of federalism still in place. 1990s: weak center, bilateral agreements with the regions. Exchanging political loyalty for financial resources from the center. 2000s: balance of power shifts in favor of the center. Irp (institutional revolutionary party) dominant party until 200. Transition: multiple opposition gaining power in the regimes.
