Devolution and Governance
Wales Between Capacity and Constraint
Published on 17. December 2014
Book
Hardback
X, 162 pages
978-1-137-43673-3 (ISBN)
Description
This book examines the development of Welsh devolution in the context of great economic and political uncertainty. Drawing on research carried out over more than a decade, it explores whether Welsh devolution has developed the capacity to resist internal and external pressures and to continue to pursue a distinctive political and policy agenda.
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Edition
2015 edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Palgrave Macmillan
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
With dust jacket
Illustrations
X, 162 p.
Dimensions
Height: 218 mm
Width: 145 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
340 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-137-43673-3 (9781137436733)
DOI
10.1057/9781137436719
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Persons
Alistair Cole has been Professor of European Politics at Cardiff University since 1999. He is also a Fellow of the AcSS, FRSA, FRHS and FLSW. He is Principal investigator on the Leverhulme Trust's International Network on Territorial Governance (IN-2012-109). In 2014, Alistair Cole was Senior Fellow at the Institute of Advanced Studies in Lyons, France.
Ian Stafford is a Lecturer in Politics in the Department of Politics and International Relations, Cardiff School of Law and Politics at Cardiff University. Prior to joining the department in April 2012 he was a Research Associate leading on comparative policy analysis within the Wales Institute of Social and Economic Research, Data and Methods (WISERD).
Ian Stafford is a Lecturer in Politics in the Department of Politics and International Relations, Cardiff School of Law and Politics at Cardiff University. Prior to joining the department in April 2012 he was a Research Associate leading on comparative policy analysis within the Wales Institute of Social and Economic Research, Data and Methods (WISERD).
Content
Preface List of Tables and Figures Chapter 1: Devolution in Wales between Capacity and Constraint Chapter 2: 'Team Wales' - Narratives of Small Country Governance and Constructed Divergence Chapter 3: Welsh Devolution and public services in a period of economic crisis Chapter 4: Wales and the challenges of multi-level governance Conclusion: Devolution in Wales - future challenges Bibliography Index