Devolution in the United Kingdom
Title | Devolution in the United Kingdom PDF eBook |
Author | Vernon Bogdanor |
Publisher | Oxford Paperbacks |
Pages | 343 |
Release | 2001-04-26 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 0192801287 |
This book places the recent developments in devolution in their historical context, examining political and constitutional aspects of devolution in Britain from Gladstone in 1886 through to the latest developments in the year 2000.
Devolution in the UK
Title | Devolution in the UK PDF eBook |
Author | James Mitchell |
Publisher | Manchester University Press |
Pages | 410 |
Release | 2013-07-19 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 1847795234 |
This book explains devolution today in terms of the evolution of past structures of government in the component parts of the United Kingdom. Available in paperback for the first time, it highlights the importance of the English dimension and the role that England’s territorial politics played in constitutional debates. Similarities and differences between how the components of the UK were governed are described. It argues that the UK should be understood now, even more than pre-devolution, as a state of distinct unions, each with its own deeply rooted past and trajectory. Using previously unpublished primary material, as well as a wealth of secondary work, the book offers a comprehensive account of the territorial constitution of the UK from the early twentieth century through to the operation of the new devolved system of government.
Devolution in Britain Today
Title | Devolution in Britain Today PDF eBook |
Author | Colin Pilkington |
Publisher | Manchester University Press |
Pages | 226 |
Release | 2002 |
Genre | Constitutional history |
ISBN | 9780719060762 |
A comprehensive and up-to-date analysis of devolved government in Britain today.
Devolution in Practice
Title | Devolution in Practice PDF eBook |
Author | John Adams |
Publisher | Institute for Public Policy Research |
Pages | 360 |
Release | 2002 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 9781860301995 |
Wellbeing and Devolution
Title | Wellbeing and Devolution PDF eBook |
Author | Jennifer Wallace |
Publisher | Springer |
Pages | 165 |
Release | 2018-12-05 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 3030022307 |
It has been over twenty years since the people of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland voted for devolution. Over that time, the devolved legislatures have established themselves and matured their approach to governance. At different times and for different reasons, each has put wellbeing at the heart of their approach – codifying their values and goals within wellbeing frameworks. This open access book explores, for the first time, why each set their goal as improving wellbeing and how they balance the core elements of societal wellbeing (economic, social and environmental outcomes). Do the frameworks represent a genuine attempt to think differently about how devolved government can plan and organise public services? And if so, what early indications are there of the impact is this having on people’s lives?
Devolution in the United Kingdom
Title | Devolution in the United Kingdom PDF eBook |
Author | Russell Deacon |
Publisher | Edinburgh University Press |
Pages | 280 |
Release | 2012-09-30 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 0748669736 |
This introduction to the major changes caused by devolution looks at both the historical background and contemporary political events. It assesses the operation, strengths and weaknesses of the devolved state, using highly relevant case studies to illustr
Devolution, Law Making and the Constitution
Title | Devolution, Law Making and the Constitution PDF eBook |
Author | Robert Hazell |
Publisher | Andrews UK Limited |
Pages | 356 |
Release | 2015-12-01 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 1845408152 |
Law making is a primary function of government, and how well the three devolved UK legislatures exercise this function will be a crucial test of the whole devolution project. This book provides the first systematic study and authoritative data to start that assessment. It represents the fruits of a four-year collaboration between top constitutional lawyers from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland and leading researchers in UCL's Constitution Unit. The book opens with detailed studies of law making in the period 1999–2004 in the Scottish Parliament and the Assemblies in Wales and Northern Ireland, and how they interact with Westminster. Later contributions look at aspects of legislative partnership in the light of the UK's strongly asymmetric devolutionary development, and also explain the unexpected impact of devolution on the courts. Individual chapters focus on various constitutional aspects of law making, examining the interplay of continuity and change in political, legal and administrative practice, and the competing pressures for convergence and divergence between the different parliaments and assemblies. This book is essential reading for academics and students in law and in politics, and for anyone interested in the constitutional and legal aspects of UK devolution, not least the practitioners and policymakers in London, Edinburgh, Cardiff and Belfast.