Territorial democracy. The decentralization of the state and policy as to the city

Authors

  • Jordi Borja i Sebastiá

Abstract

As the century ends, the States of Europe are going through a still-accelerating process of decentralization. Even those hitherto most traditionally or dogmatically given to such an organization are feeling this as the drive towards a greater identity of community makes itself ever more imperatively felt. This need sweeps througt not only States and Regions but through cities and of these most especially the metropolitan sort as well. Here it is felt to be two-fold: one; a need for a system allowing for harmonic realtions with their surrounding setting, two; the demand for a grass-roots --or rather home-town--- level decentralization as a means towards modernizing and making such worlds truly participative. While this is taking its course, the cities themselves are astir with initiatives proper to their traditional roles and other, newer ones, that touch now upon fields such as local economic development and sociocultural policies. With reference to the latter of these, there can be seen a hearening capacity for making things happen.

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Published

1989-12-28

How to Cite

Borja i Sebastiá, J. (1989). Territorial democracy. The decentralization of the state and policy as to the city. Ciudad Y Territorio Estudios Territoriales, (81-82), 25–38. Retrieved from https://recyt.fecyt.es/index.php/CyTET/article/view/83627

Issue

Ciudad y Territorio. Ciencia Urbana. Núms. 81-82 (1989)

Section

Articulos

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Copyright (c) 1989 Jordi Borja i Sebastiá

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