Segregation, polarization and the protection of minorities : national versus regional policy

dc.contributor.author	Bjorvatn, Kjetil
dc.contributor.author	Cappelen, Alexander W.
dc.date.accessioned	2007-06-20T11:06:33Z
dc.date.available	2007-06-20T11:06:33Z
dc.date.issued	2007-02
dc.identifier.issn	0804-6824
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11250/163312
dc.description.abstract	We analyse the optimal level of political decision making, national or regional. The benefit of policy making at the regional level is that it allows for policy differentiation, which serves the interests of regional majorities. The argument in favor of a national policy is that it may generate a more moderate policy, which protects the interests of regional minorities. Our paper analyses how the degree of geographical segregation and the degree of polarization of preferences affect the trade-off between these two concerns.	en
dc.language.iso	eng	en
dc.publisher	Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration. Department of Economics	en
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Discussion paper	en
dc.relation.ispartofseries	2007:10	en
dc.subject	segregation	en
dc.subject	radicalization	en
dc.subject	regional autonomy	en
dc.subject	welfare	en
dc.subject	mobility	en
dc.title	Segregation, polarization and the protection of minorities : national versus regional policy	en
dc.type	Working paper	en
dc.subject.nsi	VDP::Samfunnsvitenskap: 200::Økonomi: 210::Samfunnsøkonomi: 212	en