Title
Does decentralization of governance promote urban diversity? Evidence from Spain
Author
Díaz-Lanchas, J.
Mulder, P.
Publication year
2021
Abstract
The worldwide trend to decentralize the responsibilities and budgets of governments impacts regional economies in various ways. We use the example of Spain to test empirically whether the decentralization of governance is an important determinant of the sectoral composition of cities in an urban system. Our regression results, exploiting unique firm-level and time-varying transport-cost data, support the hypothesis that governance decentralization and the establishment of regional government headquarters in specific cities have been conducive to a more diverse urban economic structure and a more even city-size distribution in the Spanish urban system during a period of continuous reductions in transport costs.
Subject
Decentralization
Urban diversity
Specialization
Generalized transport costs
Spain
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/00343404.2020.1863940
TNO identifier
957591
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Source
Regional Studies, 55 (55), 1111–1128
Document type
article