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The 20 pages that link to Devolution, each with the reason it gives.

• FederalismCompared with: Devolved authority can be altered by the center, unlike powers constitutionally entrenched in a federation.

• SecessionCompared with: Unlike secession, devolution leaves the region within the same sovereign state.

• CentralizationCompared with: Unlike centralization, devolution grants subordinate governments authority to make their own decisions.

• Scottish nationalismCompared with: It provides substantial self-government without the sovereign statehood sought by independence supporters.

• Ethiopian federalismCompared with: It distinguishes delegated local authority from federalism’s constitutionally divided powers.

• Nigerian federalismCompared with: It differs from Nigeria’s federal division of powers, which is constitutionally entrenched.

• FederationCompared with: Devolved powers are generally granted by the center rather than constitutionally divided as in a federation.

• Crown DependenciesCompared with: Crown Dependency self-government is not a UK devolution settlement because the islands lie outside the UK.

• BalkanizationCompared with: Devolution decentralizes governance without the territorial separation implied by Balkanization.

• Federalism in BrazilCompared with: Brazilian subnational authority is constitutionally entrenched, not merely delegated.

• Independence referendumCompared with: Devolution expands self-government without creating a sovereign state.

• Federated stateCompared with: Devolved powers can resemble federal autonomy without making regions constituent units of a federation.