LEADER 02827nam 2200601 a 450 001 9910457963203321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-282-62059-2 010 $a9786612620591 010 $a0-7486-4224-2 035 $a(CKB)2560000000011166 035 $a(EBL)537008 035 $a(OCoLC)637490820 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000418885 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12153869 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000418885 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10377259 035 $a(PQKB)10899442 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC537008 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL537008 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10391762 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL262059 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000011166 100 $a20100625d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe government of Scotland$b[electronic resource] $epublic policy making after devolution /$fMichael Keating 205 $a2nd ed. 210 $aEdinburgh $cEdinburgh University Press$d2010 215 $a1 online resource (305 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-7486-3849-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (263-280) and index. 327 $aCover; 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 330 $aA 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 606 $aLocal government$zScotland 607 $aScotland$xPolitics and government$y20th century 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aLocal government 676 $a320.6 676 $a320.609411 700 $aKeating$b Michael$f1950-$0265705 701 $aMidwinter$b Arthur F$0897571 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910457963203321 996 $aThe government of Scotland$92005388 997 $aUNINA