02827nam 2200601 a 450 991045796320332120200520144314.01-282-62059-297866126205910-7486-4224-2(CKB)2560000000011166(EBL)537008(OCoLC)637490820(SSID)ssj0000418885(PQKBManifestationID)12153869(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000418885(PQKBWorkID)10377259(PQKB)10899442(MiAaPQ)EBC537008(Au-PeEL)EBL537008(CaPaEBR)ebr10391762(CaONFJC)MIL262059(EXLCZ)99256000000001116620100625d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe government of Scotland[electronic resource] public policy making after devolution /Michael Keating2nd ed.Edinburgh Edinburgh University Press20101 online resource (305 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-7486-3849-0 Includes bibliographical references (263-280) and index.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; IndexA 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 developmentLocal governmentScotlandScotlandPolitics and government20th centuryElectronic books.Local government320.6320.609411Keating Michael1950-265705Midwinter Arthur F897571MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910457963203321The government of Scotland2005388UNINA