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Michael Keating - Government of Scotland, Häftad

Häftad, Engelska, 2010

Government of Scotland

Public Policy Making after Devolution

Av Michael Keating

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A critical challenge to Scotland's new system of government is the making and implementation of public policy. This book offers a comprehensive account of the policy process in contemporary Scotland. There is a review of theories of policy-making, focusing on decentralised systems. The author then identifies the key actors and institutions, patterns of policy making, and the extent of convergence and divergence in comparison with England and other devolved territories.Case studies of policy making in health, higher education, housing, criminal justice, social inclusion and economic development allow the reader to see how policy making works in practice. There is an analysis of financial planning and decision making, and an examination of Scotland's role in UK and European policy networks. Comparisons are made with other devolved governments in Europe and beyond.The book is based on extensive research, including interviews with leaders of interest groups, politicians and officials across the Scottish Government and in the Scottish Parliament, an analysis of spending patterns, an examination of the legislative output, and case studies of policy making.Key Features*Provides the only comprehensive account of policy-making under devolution in Scotland*Places Scotland within a broader theoretical and comparative framework and analyses institutions and processes of policy-making*Contains case studies of specific policy fields and a thorough treatment of financial questions*Emphasis is placed on Scotland's insertion into UK, European and international networksThe second edition includes new and updated information in the following areas: * Election results* Voting by class, etc.* Manifestoes* Scottish Executive (now Government) departments* Background of MSPs* Committees* Expenditure dataThere is also updating to take account of the change in government in 2007, including substantially revised material on intergovernmental relations and on Eu
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  • Utgivningsdatum: 2010-03-17
  • Mått: 156 x 234 x 21 mm
  • Vikt: 452 g
  • Format: Häftad
  • Språk: Engelska
  • Antal sidor: 304
  • Upplaga: 2
  • Förlag: Edinburgh University Press
  • ISBN: 9780748638499
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Michael Keating is Emeritus Professor of Politics at the University of Aberdeen and Honorary Professor at the University of Edinburgh; he was also co-founder and Director of the Centre on Constitutional Change. He is the author of several publications, including but not limited to State and Nation in the United Kingdom: The Fractured Union (OUP, 2021), The Independence of Scotland. Self-Government and the Shifting Politics of Union (OUP, 2009) and The Government of Scotland. Public Policy Making after Devolution (EUP 2005).

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Second editions are often first editions plus some cosmetic changes and a few updates. Michael Keating's second edition of The Government of Scotland is much more than this. Of course it brings things up to date, including a nuanced analysis of the impact an SNP Government has had on politics and policy in Scotland. But it also develops much more strongly the theme of how politics and policy have become re-scaled within the state. Scotland appears here as an especially interesting case study of the territorialisation of 'policy community' and the embedding of a distinctive policy style. This is one of the best books on devolution so far. -- Charlie Jeffery, Head of School of Social and Political Science, Edinburgh University Second editions are often first editions plus some cosmetic changes and a few updates. Michael Keating's second edition of The Government of Scotland is much more than this. Of course it brings things up to date, including a nuanced analysis of the impact an SNP Government has had on politics and policy in Scotland. But it also develops much more strongly the theme of how politics and policy have become re-scaled within the state. Scotland appears here as an especially interesting case study of the territorialisation of 'policy community' and the embedding of a distinctive policy style. This is one of the best books on devolution so far.

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