Policy Paper 192 | Relations between Central and Local Governmentiv democracies that belong to the EU and / or OECD . The comparison makes extensive use of the Local Autonomy Index ( LAI ) . This index, developed by researchers at the University of Lausanne School of Public Administration, with funding from the EU, uses 11 variables to assess the degree of autonomy enjoyed by local authorities in the countries studied . Main Findings Th e c o n s t i t u t i o n a l s t a t u s o f l o c a l g ove r n m e n t . 1 a . Arrangements for the st atus of local government Some 84 % of member countries in the EU and / or OECD address the status of local government in their constitutions or basic laws, and almost all of those that do not are federalist countries or countries with no constitution or basic laws . By contrast, Israel has basic laws, but they do not address the status of local government ; Israel and Norway are the only non - federalist member countries in the EU and / or OECD t...
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