Summary information
Study title
De/Centralisation Dataset 1790-2010
Creator
Dardanelli, P, University of Kent
Kincaid, J, Lafayette College
Fenna, A, Curtin University
Kaiser, A, University of Cologne
Lecours, A, University of Ottawa
Singh, A, Jamia Hamdard
Mueller, S, University of Berne
Vogel, S, University of Cologne
Study number / PID
853510 (UKDA)
10.5255/UKDA-SN-853510 (DOI)
Data access
Open
Series
Not available
Abstract
The dataset contains measures of de/centralisation across 22 policy areas and five fiscal categories in six federations – Australia, Canada, Germany, India, Switzerland, and the United States – since their foundation.
The project measured dynamic centralisation and decentralisation across 22 policy areas and five fiscal categories in six federations – Australia, Canada, Germany, India, Switzerland, and the United States – from their foundation to 2010.
Topics
Keywords
Methodology
Data collection period
01/03/2014 - 31/12/2017
Country
Australia, Canada, Germany (October 1990-), West Germany (October 1990-), India, Switzerland, United States
Time dimension
Not availableAnalysis unit
Geographic Unit
Time unit
Object
Universe
Not availableSampling procedure
Not availableKind of data
Numeric
Data collection mode
Coding of de/centralisation across 22 policy and five fiscal categories on 7-point scales based on qualitative assessment of a wide range of sources and, in the case of two of the five fiscal categories, numerical data.
Funding information
Grant number
IN-2013-044
Access
Publisher
UK Data Service
Publication year
2019
Terms of data access
The Data Collection is available to any user without the requirement for registration for download/access.
Related publications
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