Remaking the Union

Devolution and British Politics in the 1990s
Erscheinungsjahr 1998
ISBN: 978-0-7146-4430-1
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)

Buch, Englisch, 238 Seiten, Format (B × H): 154 mm x 230 mm, Gewicht: 386 g

Reihe: Routledge Studies in Federalism and Decentralization

This volume addresses the issues arising from the recent devolution referenda by exploring the historical development of the proposals, the importance of national and regional identities, the changing policies of the political parties and the approaches of business and other major groups towards devolution. It also looks at the impact on electoral reform coming from the proposal that proportional representation be used to elect the regional assemblies and how the new assemblies are to be financed. Finally the book discusses the implications of a devolved British state where different countries and regions achieve different levels of autonomy at different paces.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Elcock, Howard

Keating, Michael

Keating, Dr Michael

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Kolonialgeschichte, Geschichte des Imperialismus
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Kommunal-, Regional-, und Landesverwaltung
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Europäische Union, Europapolitik
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Postkoloniale Geschichte, Nationale Befreiung und Unabhängigkeit
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Kolonialismus, Imperialismus

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction - devolution and the UK state, Michael Keating, Howard Elcok; devolution and Europe - Britain's double constitutional problem, Graham Leicester; financial arrangements for UK devolution, David Heald et al; Scottish home rule - radical break or pragmatic adjustment? Lindsay Paterson; what could a Scottish parliament do? James Mitchell; reactive capital - the Scottish business community and devolution, Peter Lynch; deepening democracy - women and the Scottish Parliament, Alice Brown; the devolution debate in Wales - the politics of a developing union state? Jonathan Bradbury; strategies of autonomist agencies in Wales, Jonathan Snicker; English regionalism and New Labour, John Mawson; territorial debates about local government - or don't reorganise don't don't don't Howard Elcok; what's wrong with asymmetrical government? Michael Keating.

Über Autor(innen)

Howard Elcock