A Seminar Game to Analyze Regional Governance Options for Portugal

by Kahan, James P.; Franco, Manuela; Loo, Mirjam van het; Cravinho, Joao Gomes; Rato, Vasco

• ISBN13: 9780833026965
• ISBN10: 0833026968
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-02-09
• Publisher: RAND Corporation

Summary

Shows the results of a series of seminar games simulating the alternative decentralization schemes being contemplated to help illiminate the solution that would lead to a more efficient government.

Table of Contents

Preface	iii
Summary	vi
Resumo	xviii
Acknowledgments	xxxii
Introduction	1	(6)
Regionalization in Portugal	1	(3)
A referendum on what?	4	(1)
A seminar game to inform the debate	5	(2)
Method of the study	7	(14)
Seminar games: a short introduction	7	(1)
Overview of the game design	8	(2)
Participants in the seminar games	10	(2)
Scenarios	12	(7)
Team tasking and closing session	19	(2)
Results	21	(16)
Effect of the external scenarios	22	(1)
Acceptance of the decentralization scenarios	23	(1)
The importance of decentralization	24	(3)
The best way to decentralize	27	(2)
Distribution and coordination of responsibilities	29	(2)
National government as the center of gravity in collection and distribution of financial resources	31	(1)
What is the appropriate way to distribute financial resources over different layers of government?	32	(2)
Distribution of human resources over different layers of government	34	(1)
National solidarity	34	(3)
Implications for the regionalization debate	37	(4)
Regionalization---yes or no?	37	(1)
Knowledge to inform an electorate	38	(1)
Beyond the referendum	39	(2)
Bibliography	41