Has Devolution Made a Difference?: The State of the Nations 2004 - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0907845878 ISBN 13: 9780907845874

Publisher: Imprint Academic, 2004

Synopsis

This book is the fourth volume of a major five-year research programme on devolution funded by the Leverhulme Trust. The programme comprises eleven Constitution Unit research projects, underwritten by a regular series of monitoring reports. This book provides a stock-take of the effect of devolution during the first term of the Scottish Parliament and National Assembly for Wales. Part 1 covers the territories of the UK — Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the English regions. Part 2 looks at its impact on the centre Westminster, Whitehall and public opinion. Part 3 looks at developments in two key areas of public policy. The book as a whole assesses not just how parts of the UK have been affected by devolution, but also its effect on the UK as a whole. Written by the Constitution Unit at University College London and the leading experts in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, the book is packed with facts and figures, and is essential reading for those who want to keep bang up to date with the latest developments.

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About the Author

Alan Trench is a Senior Research Fellow at the Constitution Unit, working on intergovernmental relations both in the United Kingdom and comparatively. A solicitor by profession, he was specialist adviser to the House of Lords Select Committee on the Constitution for their inquiry into Devolution: Inter-Institutional Relations in the United Kingdom in 2001 03.

Edition details

• Publisher: Imprint Academic
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0907845878
• ISBN 13: 9780907845874
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 300
• Editor: Hazell Robert