Devolution in Context: Regional, Federal and Devolved Government in the EU

✍ Scribed by John Hopkins, John Hopkins

• Year: 2001
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 388
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

"Devolution in Context" represents the first work of comparative public law to study Western Europe's revolution in regional governance. Working from a cross-disciplinary perspective, this comprehensive analysis attempts to weave history, politics and law into a coherent examination of the various structures of regional government. It examines the theory and practice that underpin Europe's regional revolution and the systems of regional government that developed as a result. Devolution in the UK is placed within its true European context by comparing key aspects of the regional structures, including financial autonomy, the role of the courts and the relationship with the European Union. The text is designed to provide the primary source and reference point for the study of regional and federal systems in the European Union. It provides an accessible resource for researchers and those interested in understanding the structures of European regional government. Suitable for undergraduates and postgraduate students studying federal and regional systems of governance, "Devolution in Context" is a useful reference point for students of European, and British, Constitutional Law and Politics.

✦ Table of Contents

BOOK COVER......Page 1
TITLE......Page 4
COPYRIGHT......Page 5
Acknowledgments......Page 8
CONTENTS......Page 10
Table of Cases......Page 14
Table of Legislation......Page 16
Introduction......Page 22
1 THE REGION IN A NATION STATE WORLD......Page 30
2 RATIONALISING REGIONALISM......Page 44
3 THE REGIONAL REVOLUTION......Page 66
4 EUROPE’S FEDERATIONS......Page 84
5 THE CONSTITUTIONAL REGIONS OF THE EUROPEAN UNION......Page 128
6 REGIONS AS LOCAL GOVERNMENT......Page 164
7 DEVOLUTION IN CONTEXT REGIONAL GOVERNMENT IN THE UK......Page 192
8 BEYOND THE BORDERS REGIONAL GOVERNMENTS AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS......Page 212
9 PAYING THE PIPER FINANCING REGIONAL GOVERNMENT......Page 238
10 WHAT HAVE THE REGIONS DONE FOR US FUNCTIONAL AUTONOMY AT THE REGIONAL TIER......Page 272
11 THE COUNTERVAILING POWER REGIONS AND NATIONAL POLICY MAKING......Page 294
12 DISPUTE RESOLUTION AND CONSTITUTIONAL ARBITRATION......Page 316
13 A EUROPE WITH REGIONS......Page 336
Bibliography......Page 362
Index......Page 376