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Remaking the Union Devolution and British Politics in the 1990s
238 Pages
by
Routledge
240 Pages
by
Routledge
240 Pages
by
Routledge
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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.
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.
Biography
Howard Elcock
'The latest pharmacopeia of constitutional cures.' - Times Literary Supplement
'This book presents some very thoughtful essays about the effects of devolution, particularly Graham Leicester's piece on Devolution and Europe - Britain's Double Constitutional Problem.' - Morning Star
'This is one of those books that you should buy if you want a record of the state of mind of some of the most committed protagonists in the devolution debate.' - Local Government Studies
'The data and intelligence assembled here bear attention; this is a reasoned debate about the past history of notions of local identity and self government ... a useful guide for those who observe and judge the very urgent process of exploring this strategic option.' - The Historian
