Devolution in the UK / James Mitchell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mitchell, James, 1960- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Decentralization in government--Great Britain.

Decentralization in government.

Great Britain--Politics and government--20th century.

Great Britain.

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

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 261 pages) : illustrations; digital file(s)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Manchester ; New York : Manchester University Press, 2009.

Manchester, UK : Manchester University Press, [2013]

Language Note:

English

System Details:

data file

Summary:

This book explains devolution today in terms of the evolution of past structures of government in the component parts of the United Kingdom. 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 Using previously unpublished primary material, as well as a weal

Contents:

Constituting the UK

Approaching to Arch-angelic: administrative devolution in Scotland

Staggering forward little by little: administrative devolution in Wales

Encouraging conformity, not emphasizing differences: Northern Ireland

A chaos of areas and bodies: the English dimension

The settled will of the Scottish peole

Devolution is a process: Wales

In search of legitimacy: Northern Ireland since 1972

The English question

Ever looser union.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-249) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781847795236

1847795234

9781781702130

1781702136

9781847793270

1847793274

OCLC:

818847130