Devolution in the United Kingdom: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

✍ Scribed by Adriaan M. de Lange, Alan Sandry

• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Year: 2007
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 225
• Series: Politics Study Guides
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

An introduction to the process of the devolution of power to London, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland, assessing its strengths and weaknesses from multiple perspectives.

✦ Table of Contents

COPYRIGHT......Page 5
Contents......Page 6
Boxes......Page 10
Tables......Page 12
Preface......Page 13
CHAPTER 1 The Background to Devolution......Page 14
CHAPTER 2 ‘Devolution All Round?’ The Case of England......Page 32
CHAPTER 3 English Devolution: ‘London’ Leads the Way?......Page 46
CHAPTER 4 The Evolution of Scottish Devolution......Page 62
CHAPTER 5 The Governance of Scotland......Page 79
CHAPTER 6 Political Parties and Politics in Scotland......Page 101
CHAPTER 7 The Government of Wales......Page 120
CHAPTER 8 The Continuing Evolution of Welsh Devolution......Page 141
CHAPTER 9 Northern Ireland: Historical Political Development......Page 162
CHAPTER 10 Northern Ireland and Devolution: Structures and Process......Page 178
CHAPTER 11 Political Parties within Northern Ireland......Page 194
CHAPTER 12 Creeping Federalism or a Unitary State?......Page 209
Index......Page 220