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Record Nr.

UNINA9910819931803321

Autore

Keating Michael <1950->

Titolo

The government of Scotland [[electronic resource] ] : public policy making after devolution / / Michael Keating

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Edinburgh, : Edinburgh University Press, 2010

ISBN

1-282-62059-2

9786612620591

0-7486-4224-2

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (305 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

MidwinterArthur F

Disciplina

320.6

320.609411

Soggetti

Local government - Scotland

Scotland Politics and government 20th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (263-280) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Copyright; Contents; Expanded Contents List; Tables and Figures; Preface; CHAPTER 1 Public Policy and Devolution; CHAPTER 2 The New Scottish Political System; CHAPTER 3 Publics, Parties and Elections; CHAPTER 4 The Policy Environment; CHAPTER 5 Government and Parliament; CHAPTER 6 Intergovernmental Policy Making; CHAPTER 7 Getting and Spending; CHAPTER 8 Policy Making in Practice; CHAPTER 9 New Politics, New Policies?; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

A critical challenge to Scotland's new system of government is the making and implementation of public policy. This book offers a comprehensive account of the policy process in contemporary Scotland. There is a review of theories of policy-making, focusing on decentralised systems. The author then identifies the key actors and institutions, patterns of policy making, and the extent of convergence and divergence in comparison with England and other devolved territories.Case studies of policy making in health, higher education, housing, criminal justice, social inclusion and economic development