Comparing Devolved Governance
β Scribed by Derek Birrell (auth.)
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan UK
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 289
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Table of Contents
Front Matter....Pages i-xi
Introduction....Pages 1-10
Powers and Resources....Pages 11-43
Executive Government....Pages 44-70
Parliament and Assemblies and their Legislative Role....Pages 71-95
Scrutiny Role of Parliament and the Assemblies....Pages 96-130
The Civil Service and Central Administrations....Pages 131-163
Quangos and Delegated Governance....Pages 164-184
Local Government....Pages 185-208
Intergovernmental and External Relations....Pages 209-235
Conclusions....Pages 236-246
Back Matter....Pages 247-277
β¦ Subjects
British Politics; Political Science; Comparative Politics
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