"Sustaining Territorial Pluralism: The Political Economy of Institutional Change." In Territorial Pluralism: Managing Difference in Multinational States, edited by Karlo Basta, John McGarry and Richard Simeon. Vancouver: UBC Press, 2015. (original) (raw)

This chapter explores the political economy of institutional change in multinational states, focusing on the interplay between economic policies and regional autonomy. It develops a theoretical framework explaining the conditions for territorial accommodation based on economic inequality and governance styles—'big government' versus 'small government.' By analyzing case studies from Canada, the former Czechoslovakia, the former Yugoslavia, and Spain, the work contemplates the origins and sustainability of federalism and poses significant implications for future research on institutional development in diverse nations.