Equality and public policy : exploring the impact of devolution in the UK / / Paul Chaney
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| Autore: |
Chaney Paul
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| Titolo: |
Equality and public policy : exploring the impact of devolution in the UK / / Paul Chaney
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| Pubblicazione: | Cardiff : , : University of Wales Press, , 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (xii, 364 pages) |
| Disciplina: | 323.42 |
| 353.5309429 | |
| Soggetto topico: | Decentralization in government - Great Britain |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Acknowledgements; Tables; Figures; Introduction: Equalities and Public Policy; Theoretical Perspectives on Promoting Equality; Exploring Inequality and Discrimination in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland; Promoting Equality: A Governance Perspective; The Equalities 'Infrastructure' in the Devolved State; Legislating for Equality in a Quasi-Federal UK; Analysing the Devolved Governments' Public Policy; Approaches to the Promotion of Equality; Lobbying and Electoral Competition on Equality; Matters in the Devolved Polity; Conclusion: Equalities and Public Policy; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
| Sommario/riassunto: | The creation of devolved assemblies and parliament for Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland empowered government in each country to promote equality of opportunity. This book explores the impact of this constitutional change in the UK in respect to public policy and law. It sets out evidence of divergent legal rights and policy approaches designed to end enduring patterns and processes of inequality and discrimination. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Equality and public policy |
| ISBN: | 1-299-20084-2 |
| 0-7083-2327-8 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910813191003321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
Gender studies in Wales.