03288nam 2200745 a 450 991081283900332120200520144314.01-84779-523-41-78170-213-61-84779-327-410.7765/9781847793270(CKB)2560000000085765(EBL)1069468(OCoLC)818847130(SSID)ssj0000712751(PQKBManifestationID)12280894(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000712751(PQKBWorkID)10650324(PQKB)11367300(StDuBDS)EDZ0000086857(OCoLC)1132663038(MdBmJHUP)muse78017(Au-PeEL)EBL1069468(CaPaEBR)ebr10623365(MiAaPQ)EBC1069468(DE-B1597)659768(DE-B1597)9781847793270(EXLCZ)99256000000008576520121205d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrDevolution in the UK[electronic resource] /James MitchellManchester Manchester University Press20091 online resource (273 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-7190-5359-5 0-7190-5358-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.Constituting the UK -- Approaching to Arch-angelic: administrative devolution in Scotland -- Staggering forward little by little: administrative devolution in Wales -- Encouraging conformity, not emphasizing differences: Northern Ireland -- A chaos of areas and bodies: the English dimension -- The settled will of the Scottish peole -- Devolution is a process: Wales -- In search of legitimacy: Northern Ireland since 1972 -- The English question -- Ever looser union.This book explains devolution today in terms of the evolution of past structures of government in the component parts of the United Kingdom. It highlights the importance of the English dimension and the role that England's territorial politics played in constitutional debates. Similarities and differences between how the components of the UK were governed are described. It argues that the UK should be understood now, even more than pre-devolution, as a state of distinct unions, each with its own deeply rooted past and trajectory. Using previously unpublished primary material, as well as a wealDecentralization in governmentGreat BritainGreat BritainPolitics and government20th centuryGreat BritainPolitics and government1997-2007United Kingdom.constitutional debates.devolution.distinct unions.early twentieth century.government.pre-devolution.territorial constitution.territorial politics.Decentralization in government320.941Mitchell James1699599MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910812839003321Devolution in the UK4081980UNINA