The State of the Nations 2001 : the second year of devolution in the United Kingdom / edited by Alan Trench.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Trench, Alan.

University College, London. Constitution Unit.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Decentralization in government--Great Britain.

Decentralization in government.

Great Britain.

Great Britain--Politics and government--1997-2007.

Local Subjects:

Great Britain--Politics and government--1997-2007.

Physical Description:

xvii, 283 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Thorverton : Imprint Academic, [2001]

Summary:

The chapters in this book cover the second year of devolution in the UK, bringing together the fruits of a major five-year research programme funded by the Leverhulme Trust. The programme comprises 11 research projects, underpinned by a regular series of monitoring reports, written by teams of experts in Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. As a volume of record this book is an essential up-to-date text for courses in constitutional law or the UK political system. The contributions cover Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, the English regions, intergovernmental relations, The Barnett Formula, Westminster, public attitudes to devolution and the London assembly. This is a unique contemporary record describing all the main developments during the second year of devolution.

Contents:

Introduction : Devolution's second year. But mountains left to climb? / Alan Trench

In search Of stability. Coalition politics in the second year of the National Assembly for Wales / John Osmond

Scotland : maturing devolution / James Mitchell and the Scottish Monitoring Team

Northern Ireland : endgame / Robin Wilson and Rick Wilford

Reshaping the English regions / John Tomaney

Finance - the Barnett Formula : nobody's Child? / David Bell and Alex Christie

Intergovernmental relations a year on. Whitehall still rules UK? / Alan Trench

Devolution and the centre / Roger Masterman and James Mitchell

Devolution and Westminster / Roger Masterman and Robert Hazell

Hopes dashed and fears assuaged? What the public makes of it so far / John Curtice

Conclusion : The state of the nations after two years of devolution / Robert Hazell.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Published in association with: The Constitution Unit, School of Public Policy, University College, London.

ISBN:

0907845193

OCLC:

59379772