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	Régions of France - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In 2004, the median population of a région in continental France was 2,329,000 inhabitants, which is a little less than one-half of the median population of a region of England, a little more than one-half of the median population of a U.S. state, and three-quarter of the median population of a German state.
		Their main legal attribution is to build and pay equipment costs for high schools; in March 2004, the French national government announced a controversial plan to transfer to the régions some categories of non-teaching school personnel.
		There are also proposals to suppress the local government (conseil général) of the départements and to folding them into their régions, keeping the départements only as administrative subdivisions.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_regions_in_France (472 words)

	Autonomous communities of Spain - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The historic ones initially received more functions, including the ability of the regional presidents to choose the timing of the regional elections (as long as they happen at most 4 years apart).
		A separate statute of autonomy for Andalusia had been drawn and submitted by Blas Infante, then approved by parliament in June 1936, to be voted in referendum in September 1936.
		This caused a great deal of indignation at the time and fired the fuse of a popular campaign which would lead to a successful referendum vote on 28th February 1980 that required a supermajority.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_Spanish_regional_governments (754 words)

	Peru Regional Governments - Flags, Maps, Economy, History, Climate, Natural Resources, Current Issues, International ...
		Five of the regions held their first elections for regional assemblies on November 12, 1989, in conjunction with the municipal elections, and the other six regions held elections in conjunction with the April presidential elections.
		By law each regional assembly consisted of provincial mayors (30 percent), directly elected representatives (40 percent), and delegates from institutions representative of the social, economic, and cultural activities of the region (30 percent).
		The regional governments, meanwhile, had heightened the debate with actions such as the refusal to pay the executive what was owed for electricity tariffs.
	www.photius.com /countries/peru/government/peru_government_regional_governments.html (452 words)

	Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia - Economic Research - March/April 1996
		During the first half of this century, the central city government, by virtue of its overwhelming share of the region's population, was effectively a local and a regional government.
		Regional organizations necessarily have constituent populations that are more heterogeneous, so that the likelihood that public policies meet the demands of all residents is reduced.
		The potentially large regional economic benefits of a healthy central city suggest that it is in the region's interest to provide regional support for residents in economically vulnerable communities and regional support for services and amenities located in the city that have positive regional impacts.
	www.phil.frb.org /files/br/brma96dv.html (4350 words)

	Regional Economic Development in Eastern Europe: An Example from Poland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Second, such government spending, properly targeted, is consistent with the general objective of a national government policy of horizontal equity (equal treatment of similar persons regardless of where they live).
		Regional governments will be responsible for allocating funds to localities within their borders.
		National governments in the region have consistently placed and enforced limits on local governments' borrowing, in part to prevent their incurring excessive debts, i.e., those that may be beyond their ability to service.
	www.urban.org /url.cfm?ID=410251 (10485 words)

	Local Taxation Authorities Under Regional Autonomy
		On the other hand, many local governments are using their new authority to issue a wide array of questionable taxes and levies that could have a negative impact on investment and economic growth.
		The original law limited provincial governments to three kinds taxes (motor vehicles, change of title on motor vehicles, and motor vehicle fuel) and sub-provincial (district and city) governments to six kinds of taxes (hotels, restaurants, entertainment, advertisement, street lighting, mining of non-strategic minerals, and surface and ground water usage).
		It is therefore likely to leave some regions with large surpluses and leave others with insufficient funding to fulfill their new responsibilities under regional autonomy.
	www.usembassyjakarta.org /econ/taxation.html (1168 words)

	Asian and Pacific Governments Adopt Regional Plan To Fight Corruption - ADB.org
		By endorsing the action plan, governments recognize that curbing corruption is an integral part of the regional effort to alleviate poverty.
		The action plan was drafted by regional experts with the assistance of ADB and OECD, which together launched an initiative in 1999 to address bribery and other unethical behavior in Asia and the Pacific.
		Governments are also encouraged to adopt legislation with dissuasive sanctions against the bribery of public officials, support corporate responsibility and accountability on the basis of international standards, and promote good corporate governance.
	www.adb.org /Documents/News/2001/nr2001177.asp (763 words)

	1818. What Affects the Russian Regional Governments' Propensity to Subsidize? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Subsidies funded by Russia's regional governments represented about 5.2 percent of GDP in 1995, almost triple the 2 percent of GDP in subsidies funded by the federal government.
		Regional wealth and federal budget transfers to regional governments are two of the most important determinants of regional propensity to subsidize.
		Federal transfers have less effect on regional subsidies in agriculture, which are influenced more by the region's own tax base and its share of rural population or by such factors as the political influence of local interest groups.
	www.worldbank.org /html/dec/Publications/Workpapers/WPS1800series/wps1818/wps1818-abstract.html (443 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		From the movement for an independent Basque Region to the movement for an independent Corsica, regional autonomy movements call for the devolution of power from national governments to regional governments and, in doing so, threaten to fundamentally alter the structure of Europe’s nation states.
		By explaining when and why regional autonomy movements induce national-level political elites to transfer power to regional governments, my dissertation will offer insight into when and why other social movements, such as labor movements, environmental movements, women’s movements, extreme right-wing movements and civil rights movements, influence policy in ways that correspond to their articulated demands.
		Second, by examining regional autonomy movements in Britain, Spain and France, I will be able to control for historical and cultural factors that might affect the ability of regional autonomy movements to induce national-level political elites to transfer power to regional governments.
	www.yale.edu /ccr/seher.doc (3287 words)

	Aviation
		The Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) Aviation Program is responsible for developing long term regional aviation plans as well as passenger demand, cargo, and operation forecasting for all airports that lie within the SCAG region.
		The aviation section is also responsible for researching aviation issues that affect regional aviation transportation as well as developing the aviation element of the Regional Transportation Plan, staffing the Aviation Task Force and Aviation Technical Advisory Committee, and providing input to the Transportation and Communications Committee.
		In 1998, the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) Regional Council, a governing body of 71 city and county elected officials and transportation commissioners, developed the Aviation Task Force in an effort to resolve a number of regional aviation issues.
	www.scag.ca.gov /aviation (423 words)

	John Quiggin » Blog Archive » Regional government (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Instead, it is argued, the current three-tier system of federal, state and local governments could be replaced by a two-tier system with 20 or so regional governments, with a resulting reduction in the number of politicians and bureaucrats.
		This would basically be about ten rural regional rumps with small and widely scattered populations and a correspondingly narrow revenue base (and therefore permanently limited capacity for developing a strong machinery of government), yet with large responsibilities for service and infrastructure delivery, and for management of land, natural resources, ecosystems and development.
		A region based on Dubbo would work because Dubbo is a stable population and regional viability is said by demographers to be dependent on at least one strong centre, whatever its size.
	johnquiggin.com /index.php/archives/2005/03/29/regional-government (13699 words)

	Regional Chinese IT incentives could be illegal
		And regional governments offering tax holidays, land, improved utilities and other inventives may be offered to firms without permission from central government in Beijing.
		If central government initiates broad policies that affect all of China, regional governments are often the ones to design incentives to attract foreign investment.
		They took for granted that regional governments work in isolation from each other in their competition to attract investors and that investors need to compare the information they gather from different regions.
	www.theinquirer.net /?article=6246 (483 words)

	Congressional Research Service
		Governments that are supportive wish multilateral security consultative forums to accomplish at least the following aims: (1) Influence the United States to continue a strong level of involvement in the region.
		Consequently, these governments fear that a priority to human rights on a CSCA agenda would be a divisive issue and would place several of them in a defensive and diplomatically embarrassing position.(20) Even the Australian Government has avoided human rights in discussing its view of regional security consultative organizations.
		The ASEAN Regional Forum and the proposals for other groups reflect changing regional circumstances that are affecting the American leadership role: the removal of security issues from the sphere of U.S.-Russian rivalry, the U.S. military withdrawal from the Philippines, and the new strength and assertiveness of East Asian governments.
	www.fas.org /man/crs/94-79f.htm (6153 words)

	Bill Sizemore -- The Curse of Regional Governments
		In the Portland area, it is the regional government, not the cities and counties, that decides where the growth will occur.
		Regional governments are more than just one more unnecessary layer of government.
		Metro, the Portland area regional government that didn't even exist as a government twenty years ago, now has an annual budget running into the hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars.
	www.newswithviews.com /Bill/sizemore3.htm (1689 words)

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		They run a regions network which is open to all organisations who wish to keep up to date with regional developments.
		The Network of Regional Governments for Sustainable Development-nrg4SD is composed of Regional Governments and Associations of Regional Governments.
		It represents Regional Governments at a global level and is committed to the implementation of sustainable development.
	www.regionalfutures.org.uk /links/titlelist.aspx?alpha=T (235 words)

	BBC NEWS \| World \| Europe \| Q&A: Italy regional elections
		Analysts say that while Ms Mussolini cannot actually win the Rome region elections, she could split the right-wing vote and take away enough votes from the incumbent to deliver victory to the centre-left candidate.
		Regional presidents - also known as "governors" - are in control of regional budgets, particularly in wealthy regions.
		The national parliament is also debating a devolution bill, which would give regional governments exclusive law-making powers in health, education and local policing.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/europe/4401023.stm (596 words)

	DRCOG - Regional Planning (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		As a regional planning organization, DRCOG has the statutory responsibility to prepare and adopt a regional plan.
		Since its creation, DRCOG has developed and maintained a regional plan, and it is now known as Metro Vision.
		Metro Vision is the foundation of all of the regional council's long-range planning activities, establishing the need and demand for regional facilities and services.
	www.drcog.org /index.cfm?page=RegionalPlanning (207 words)

	Waccamaw Regional Council of Governments - Serving Georgetown, Horry, and Williamsburg Counties of South Carolina
		, a regional agency serving county governments, municipalities, and citizens of Georgetown, Horry and Williamsburg Counties, offers a wide variety of planning, economic development and social services to aid in the orderly growth and development of the area.
		is one of ten such regional agencies in the State, together making up the SC Association of Regional Councils.
		Waccamaw Regional’s professional staff is engaged in four basic areas of activity: planning; economic development; human resources; and finance.
	www.wrcog.org (202 words)

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		The Committee of the Regions is a representative assembly with the job of giving local and regional authorities a voice at the heart of the European Union.
		The Regional Studies Association is a learned society interested in regional development, policy and research.
		Sustainable regions is a website dedicated to exploring and sharing information on the ways in which regions can pursue their development objectives in ways which are economically, socially and environmentally sustainable.
	www.regionalfutures.org.uk /links/directory.aspx?classid=333 (305 words)

	Council of State Governments - Eastern Regional Conference (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Whereas, the agriculture industry continues to be the top employer in each of the states in the northeast region; and
		BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to all members of Congress from the northeast and their colleagues from other regions of the country serving on the Senate and House Agriculture, Appropriations and Judiciary committees; and
		BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a copy of this resolution be sent to the governors and legislative leaders of the northeast.
	www.csgeast.org /page.asp?id=2001resfarmbill (340 words)

	nrg4SD. - Network of Regional Governments for Sustainable Development (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The Network of Regional Governments for Sustainable Development-nrg4SD is composed of Regional...
		On the 31st August 2002, during the World Summit on Sustainable Development, representatives of 23 Regional Governments and 4 Associations of Regions...
		Representatives of 23 regional governments1 (RGs) and several associations of regional governments (Listed at the end) met together in Johannesburg during the World Summit on Sustainable Development..
	www.nrg4sd.net /ENG/search.asp (258 words)

	CascadeLink: Regional Government
		Metro is the regional government serving 3 counties and 24 cities in the Portland, Oregon metropolitan region
		The Port of Portland's mission is to provide competitive cargo and passenger access to regional, national, and international markets while enhancing the region's quality of life.
		A regional transportation system that plays a key role in the region's transportation system and the livability of its communities.
	www.cascadelink.org /gov/region.html (99 words)

	Regional Governments must Focus on Learning by Experimenting and Testing - Dr. Ventura - Jamaica Information Service
		Regional governments have been urged to focus on learning by experimenting, testing and modifying, rather than simply copying from developed countries, as the need for innovations to ensure competitiveness, market share and jobs expands.
		The call came today (July 19), from Senior Science and Technology Advisor to the Prime Minister, Dr. Arnoldo Ventura, who was addressing a regional training workshop, being held at the Pegasus Hotel in Kingston by the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Co-operation (CTA) and the National Commission on Science and Technology (NCST).
		In respect to policy requirements, Dr. Ventura explained that many regional governments that recently embraced a more open competitive economy had done so without making policy alterations to ensure that public goods were not curtailed and that higher levels of productivity and innovation were realized.
	www.jis.gov.jm /officePM/html/20050719T080000-0500_6349_JIS_REGIONAL_GOVERNMENTS_MUST_FOCUS_ON_LEARNING_BY__EXPERIMENTING_AND_TESTING___DR__VENTURA.asp (768 words)

	SqWALK! GSX Route Regional Governments (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The Fraser Valley Regional District (FVRD) is already buzzing with Sumas Energy 2, the proposed 660 MW cogen plant.
		That the Cowichan Valley Regional District urge the the Hon.
		David Anderson to establish an "Independent Panel Review" so that local governments will be assured of full participation in the review of the GSX project.
	www.sqwalk.com /GSX_Reg_Gov.htm (1996 words)

	The Council of State Governments (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The Council of State Governments' Eastern Regional Conference is excited to announce the inaugural Eastern Leadership Academy (ELA) to take place this fall.
		This select group of state officials, from all three branches of government, will receive training to enhance leadership skills and will study the most significant policy issues facing the states today.
		CSG/ERC is holding this conference in partnership with the distinguished Fels Institute of Government at the University of Pennsylvania.
	www.csg.org /leadership/regional.aspx (480 words)

	Accidental Hedonist - State Governments and Regional Food Indutries
		In a country where food choices are dominated by national corporations, I can't tell you how glad I am to see State governments take an interest in promoting and defending products from their area.
		When I read that Vermont is taking steps to making stricter rules for labeling maple syrup as "Vermont" maple syrup, and the State of Washington is about to create a State Beer commission designed to promote area breweries, I get a smile on my face.
		Both news stories indicate that some people in government understand that national and regional interstate food companies often don't have a specific state's interest at heart.
	www.accidentalhedonist.com /index.php/2006/02/20/state_governments_and_regional_food_indu (692 words)

	Capital Area Council of Governments \| Regional Planning (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		In addition to activities such as regional solid waste planning, grant coordination, and technical assistance, CAPCOG staff is also involved with educational and training activities and regional environmental management coordination.
		In addition the staff is developing a regional program to deal with household hazardous waste on a more permanent basis.
		The RETF is a regional network of law enforcement and health department officers working to prevent illegal dumping and other environmental crimes.
	www.capco.state.tx.us /programs/regional_planning (390 words)

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