Provision administration and coordination administration in spanish regional state

Abstract

_{The Spanish experience of political and administrative decentralization, initiated with the transition to democracy, has involved a deep transformation of the foundations that supported the extremely centralized administration of the previous regime. The central government has changed from being based on the provision of almost every public service to a coordination and cooperative nature. However, the process itself prevents from labelling it as such in a strict sense. Due to the very nature of the process, there are still some elements that hamper it. The cooperative system is also flawed. Certain doubts and other determinants of political nature have hindered the construction of a cooperative building on the foundations of a clear and open project. Nevertheless, nowadays cooperation is a key element on the operation of the State as a whole. The natural evolution of our State is towards a federal configuration, at least regarding its operation, aiming to enhance its effectiveness. Therefore, the historical reticences and determinants on this matter should be solved as soon as possible, in order to carry out the necessary reforms and to guarantee that it achieves a greater efficiency. And to prevent the petrifaction of a fallible State.}