Subsidiarity: More than a principle of decentralization-A view from local government

Drew, J; Grant, B

Subsidiarity: More than a principle of decentralization-A view from local government

Drew, J

Grant, B

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Citation:: Publius, 2017, 47 (4), pp. 522 - 545
Issue Date:: 2017-01-01

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dc.contributor.author	Drew, J https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3579-5758	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Grant, B https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8055-6046	en_US
dc.date.available	2020-05-25T19:04:43Z
dc.date.issued	2017-01-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Publius, 2017, 47 (4), pp. 522 - 545	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0048-5950	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/96974
dc.description.abstract	© The Author 2017. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of CSF Associates: Publius, Inc. A common interpretation of the principle of subsidiarity in the federalism literature is that decentralized government, which is closer to the people, is better able to respond to the preferences of its citizens. However, when the principle is denuded of its moral foundations in this fashion it not only fails to provide the grounding for achieving human dignity and the common good, but may also become the harbinger of fiscal crises and social dysfunction. We provide a more comprehensive account of the principle of subsidiarity and contrast this with various conceptions prominently presented in the federalism literature.We then explore how this more comprehensive view of subsidiarity would look in practice. In short, we argue that mere decentralization of government fails to capture the ontology and desirable outcomes of the principle of subsidiarity.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Publius	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1093/publius/pjx039	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Political Science & Public Administration	en_US
dc.title	Subsidiarity: More than a principle of decentralization-A view from local government	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
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utslib.for	1606 Political Science	en_US
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/DVC (Research)
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/DVC (Research)/lnstitute for Public Policy and Governance
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - IPPG - Institute for Public Policy and Governance
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pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	47	en_US

Abstract:

© The Author 2017. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of CSF Associates: Publius, Inc. A common interpretation of the principle of subsidiarity in the federalism literature is that decentralized government, which is closer to the people, is better able to respond to the preferences of its citizens. However, when the principle is denuded of its moral foundations in this fashion it not only fails to provide the grounding for achieving human dignity and the common good, but may also become the harbinger of fiscal crises and social dysfunction. We provide a more comprehensive account of the principle of subsidiarity and contrast this with various conceptions prominently presented in the federalism literature.We then explore how this more comprehensive view of subsidiarity would look in practice. In short, we argue that mere decentralization of government fails to capture the ontology and desirable outcomes of the principle of subsidiarity.

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