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Titolo |
Debating Scotland : issues of independence and union in the 2014 referendum / / Michael Keating [[electronic resource]] |
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Oxford : , : Oxford University Press, , 2017 |
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ISBN |
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0-19-250705-2 |
0-19-183149-2 |
0-19-250704-4 |
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Edizione |
[First edition.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource : illustrations (black and white) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Self-determination, National - Scotland |
Home rule - Scotland |
History |
Scotland Politics and government 21st century |
Scotland History Autonomy and independence movements |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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This edition previously issued in print: 2017. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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The Scottish independence debate / Michael Keating and Nicola McEwen -- The economy / Patrizio Lecca, Peter G. McGregor, and J. Kim Swales -- Public finance and taxation / David Bell and David Eiser -- The currency issue : contested narratives on currency union and independence / Coree Brown Swan and Bettina Petersohn -- Welfare : contesting communities of solidarity / Nicola McEwen -- The European question / Michael Keating -- Defence and security / Colin Fleming -- The constitution of an independent Scotland : popular empowerment or judicial supremacy? / Stephen Tierney -- The small state argument / Malcolm Harvey -- Voters' response to the campaign : evidence from the survey / Robert LinĚeira, Ailsa Henderson, and Liam Delaney -- Beyond the referendum / Nicola McEwen and Michael Keating. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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On 18 September 2014, Scotland held a referendum on the question: Should Scotland be an independent country? This is a most unusual event in modern democracies and engaged the political class, civil society, and the general public to an unprecedented degree, leading to an 85 per cent turnout in the final vote. This was an occasion to debate |
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not just the narrow constitutional issue but the future of the nation, including the economy, social welfare, defence and security, and Scotland's place in Europe and the world. 'Debating Scotland' comes from a team of researchers who observed the debates from close-up and engaged with both sides, with the media and with the public in analysing the issues, while remaining neutral on the independence question. |
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