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Autore |
Birrell Derek |
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Titolo |
Direct rule and the governance of Northern Ireland [[electronic resource] /] / Derek Birrell |
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Manchester ; ; New York, : Manchester University Press, : Distributed in the United States exclusively by Palgrave Macmillan, c2009 |
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ISBN |
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1-78170-188-1 |
1-84779-271-5 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (287 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Decentralization in government - Northern Ireland |
Central-local government relations - Northern Ireland |
Electronic books. |
Northern Ireland Politics and government 1969-1994 |
Northern Ireland Politics and government 1994- |
Northern Ireland Relations Great Britain |
Great Britain Relations Northern Ireland |
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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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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [248]-269) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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The constitutional framework -- The Secretary of State and the Northern Ireland ministers -- Northern Ireland business in the Westminster Parliament -- The Civil Service : a continuing institution -- The use of quangos -- The role of local government -- Finance and public expenditure -- Cross-border cooperation and British-Irish institutions -- Ombudsmen, commissioners and complaints -- Policy-making under direct rule. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This is the first comprehensive study of direct rule as the system of governance which operated in Northern Ireland for most of the period between 1972 and 2007. The major institutions of governance are described and examined in detail, including the often neglected sectors of the role of the Westminster parliament, the civil service, local government, quangos, ombudsmen offices, cross-border structures and the public expenditure process.The book explains how the complex system covering transferred, reserved and excepted functions |
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