This Title Measures And Explains The Formal Authority Of General-purpose Government In 42 Countries From 1950 To 2006. Yielding A Complex Mosaic Of Scores Across Countries And Time, The Authors Identify Some Simple And Fundamental Patterns. Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Foreword; Acknowledgements -- Measuring Regional Authority -- Operationalizing Regional Authority -- Validating The Regional Authority Index -- An Era Of Regionalization -- Appendix A: Profiles Of Regional Reform In 42 Countries (19502006); Appendix B: Country And Regional Scores; Notes; References; Index; Liesbet Hooghe, Gary Marks, And Arjan H. Schakel. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.