Devolution in the UK - Softcover

Mitchell, James

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0719053595 ISBN 13: 9780719053597

Publisher: Manchester University Press, 2011

Synopsis

This book explains devolution today in terms of the evolution of past structures of government in the component parts of the United Kingdom. Available in paperback for the first time, 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 Using previously unpublished primary material, as well as a wealth of secondary work, the book offers a comprehensive account of the territorial constitution of the UK from the early twentieth century through to the operation of the new devolved system of government.

About this title

About the Author:

James Mitchell is Professor of Politics in the Department of Government at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow.

Review:

An important and necessary book on a vital topic. James Mitchell's expertise and original research produce an authoritative analysis, and one which questions assumed inevitabilities in the UK's past, present and future.' Richard English, Professor of Politics, Queen's University, Belfast

About this edition

• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0719053595
• ISBN 13: 9780719053597
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 272