Devolution in the UK [[electronic resource] /] / James Mitchell

• Autore: Mitchell James
• Pubblicazione: Manchester, : Manchester University Press, 2009
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (273 p.)
• Disciplina: 320.941
• Soggetto topico: Decentralization in government - Great Britain
• Soggetto geografico: Great Britain Politics and government 20th century; Great Britain Politics and government 1997-2007
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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 Using previously unpublished primary material, as well as a weal
• Titolo autorizzato: Devolution in the UK
• ISBN: 1-78170-213-6; 1-84779-327-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910465364103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II