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

• Autore: Keating Michael <1950->
• Pubblicazione: Edinburgh, : Edinburgh University Press, 2010
• Edizione: 2nd ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (305 p.)
• Disciplina: 320.6; 320.609411
• Soggetto topico: Local government - Scotland
• Soggetto geografico: Scotland Politics and government 20th century
• Altri autori: MidwinterArthur F
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: The government of Scotland
• ISBN: 1-282-62059-2; 9786612620591; 0-7486-4224-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910819931803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II