Spanish decentralization under Zapatero improved non-dominating governance prospects.
Evidence
Pettit mentions that the new statutes adopted by the Spanish central government for Catalonia and other autonomous communities contributed to “the dispersion and decentralization of power,” and as such improved the prospects for non-arbitrary and non-dominating governance (Marti and Pettit 2010, 88). — Adelin-Costin Dumitru, Forging the Resistive Republic, 56
Categorization
- corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Adelin-Costin Dumitru, Forging the Resistive Republic: Social…, 56
- XREF: connects to: Decentralized pursuit of non-domination breeds accumulating petty despotisms, not freedom — Philip Pettit, Republicanism: A Theory of Freedom and…, 456; Polycentric governance can generate republican norms without state coercion — Adelin-Costin Dumitru, Forging the Resistive Republic: Social…, 1; Polycentric governance favors locally adapted rules that reduce domination. — Adelin-Costin Dumitru, Forging the Resistive Republic: Social…, 77
Related
- Decentralized pursuit of non-domination breeds accumulating petty despotisms, not freedom (similarity 0.86)
- Polycentric governance favors locally adapted rules that reduce domination. (similarity 0.85)
- Decentralized pursuit of non-domination breeds petty despotisms, not freedom. (similarity 0.82)
- Polycentric governance structures enable citizens to resist domination through multiple remedies. (similarity 0.78)
Broader Connections
- Decentralized pursuit of non-domination breeds accumulating petty despotisms, not freedom
#contradicts(0.85) — Philip Pettit, Republicanism, 456 - Polycentric governance favors locally adapted rules that reduce domination.
#corroborates(0.80) — Adelin-Costin Dumitru, Forging the Resistive Republic, 77 - Polycentric governance can generate republican norms without state coercion
#epitomizes(0.72) — Adelin-Costin Dumitru, Forging the Resistive Republic, 1