Comments on: Centralised states bad for economy, study shows http://www.free-europe.org/english/2009/05/centralised-states-bad-for-economy-study-shows/ Just another WordPress site Fri, 16 Apr 2010 23:47:46 +0000 hourly 1 By: Amarjyoti Acharya http://www.free-europe.org/english/2009/05/centralised-states-bad-for-economy-study-shows/comment-page-1/#comment-118 Amarjyoti Acharya Sat, 22 Aug 2009 15:12:43 +0000 http://www.free-europe.org/english/?p=8062#comment-118 It is true and does follow a pattern. The idea and thinking was once highlighted by Thomas Knorr in his book: Small is Beautiful. The reasons usually have to do with the relative simplicity one has when one is dealing with smaller areas that are near-homogeneous. However, as the French subsidy under the CAP and the subsequent protests show - it may be more useful when the concerned member-state is equally honest about its commitments to the EU, as it is to its domestic audience. Secondly, the issue of governance and transparency is the more important factor when one looks at a few things and that explains relative successes or failures. Mature democracies (unless hijacked from within) usually show a socialization that favours transparency and successful internalizations of values that favour such results. Centralized states indicate the obverse and thus explain such findings. Imagine the centralized states with heterogeneous populations and figuring low in transparency and governance indices? Do we have those within the EU? <a href="#comment-37845" rel="nofollow">ma reageerde op deze reactie.</a> It is true and does follow a pattern. The idea and thinking was once highlighted by Thomas Knorr in his book: Small is Beautiful. The reasons usually have to do with the relative simplicity one has when one is dealing with smaller areas that are near-homogeneous. However, as the French subsidy under the CAP and the subsequent protests show – it may be more useful when the concerned member-state is equally honest about its commitments to the EU, as it is to its domestic audience.
Secondly, the issue of governance and transparency is the more important factor when one looks at a few things and that explains relative successes or failures. Mature democracies (unless hijacked from within) usually show a socialization that favours transparency and successful internalizations of values that favour such results.
Centralized states indicate the obverse and thus explain such findings. Imagine the centralized states with heterogeneous populations and figuring low in transparency and governance indices? Do we have those within the EU?

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