British Regionalism and Devolution
The Challenges of State Reform and European Integration
Published on 15. August 1997
Book
Paperback/Softback
320 pages
978-1-85302-370-5 (ISBN)
Description
This collection of papers draws together a range of perspectives on the increasingly central issues of state reform, European integration and British regionalism in the 1990s. Using case material, the contributors examine: the effects of state reform and European integration on British regionalism and the devolution debate; and the nature of recent central responses to the re-emergence of regional and devolution issues, with a particular focus on the recent policies of the Major governments and the policies of the Opposition parties. They also present some evidence which suggests that state reform and EC/EU developments have determined and accentuated important new trends in British regionalism, and underpin the plausibility of far-reaching regional and devolution reforms.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
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2 maps
Dimensions
Height: 220 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-85302-370-5 (9781853023705)
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Content
Part 1 Regionalist responses to state reform and European integration: home rule in Scotland - the politics and bases of a movement, Jeck Brand and James Mitchell; Welsh politics and changing British and European contexts, Barry Jones; English regionalism and the importance of regional planning, Jim Sharpe; British local government and European integration, Mike Goldsmith; sub-national partnerships and European integration, Peter John; Britain and regions in the European Union and the wider Europe, Peter Roberts. Part 2 Central policy and the new regionalist agenda: British territorial management and the politics of devolution, Jonathan Bradbury; the Scottish experiences in local government reform, Ronan Paddison; central policy and the institutional framework in the English regions, Murray Stewart; government offices in the English regions and the single regeneration budget, John Mawson; the reform agenda for sub-national governance in the English regions, John Mawson; conclusion, Jonathan Bradbury and John Mawson.