Introduction; Robert Savy, Hélène Pauliat, Michel Sénimon.- Birds of the Same Feather: Federalism and Decentralisation in Germany; Dominic Heinz.- Federalism and Decentralisation in Belgium; Jean-François Husson, Céline Mahieu, Caroline Sägesser.- Functional Federalism in a Complex State. The Case of Spain; José M. Ruano.- Constitutional Reform and Territorial Organisation in Italy; Giuseppe Bettoni.- Fragmentation and Central Control : Competing Forces in a Disunited Kingdom; June Burnham.- Decentralisation in France: a Principle in Permanent Evolution; Agnès Sauviat.- The Irish Case: Decentralisation-lite?; Dr. Bríd Quinn.- Decentralisation in the Netherlands. <
Decision- making Close to the People or Efficient Organisation of the State?; Laurens Jonathan Zwaan.- Extensive Decentralization - But in the Shadow of Hierarchy; Kristin Reichborn-Kjennerud, Signy Irene Vabo.- Combining Centralization and Decentralization in Danish Public Administration; Sevasti Chatzopoulou, Birgitte Poulsen.- From Centralism to Decentralisation and Back to Recentralisation due to the Economic Crisis: Findings and Lessons Learnt from the Greek Experience; Stella Kyvelou, Nektaria Marava.- Rebirth of Local Government in Poland. 25 years of Decentralisation Reform; Marcin Sakowicz.- The Decentralisation Process in Romania; Constantin Marius Profiroiu, Alina Georgiana Profiroiu, Septimiu Rares Szabo.- Decentralization and Local Governance in Lithuania; Eglé Stonkuté, Eglé Gaule<.-The Swinging Pendulum of Decentralisation in Hungary; István Temesi.- Decentralization as an Essential Element of Public Administration Reform in Slovakia.- Jana Marasova, Maria Horehajova.- Conclusions : Intergovernmental Networks and Decentralisation in Europe; José M. Ruano, Marius Profiroiu.
