
Modernising Britain
Central, Devolved, Federal?
Stanley Henig(Editor)
Federal Trust for Education & Research (Publisher)
Published on 1. March 2002
Book
Paperback/Softback
268 pages
978-1-903403-13-6 (ISBN)
Description
The five years since the New labour came to power with tony Blair as Prime Minister have witnessed major changes in the ways in which we are governed. Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland all have parliamentary assemblies and ministers to look after their own affairs; there is a directly elected mayor for the whole of London; and the promise of regional devolution for the rest of England. This collective work - with contributions from practitioners and academics - contributes to a growing constitutional debate. It offers an up to the minute assessment of the performance of our new institutions. in the wider context of the European Union - with its emphasis on devolution, federalism and subsidiarity - the book explores alternative scenarios for the future governance of the United Kingdom. This collective work - with contributions from practitioners and academics - contributes to a growing constitutional debate. It offers an up to the minute assessment of the performance of our new institutions. in the wider context of the European Union - with its emphasis on devolution, federalism and subsidiarity - the book explores alternative scenarios for the future governance of the United Kingdom.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 228 mm
Width: 148 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
386 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-903403-13-6 (9781903403136)
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Content
Part 1 The agenda for modernization. Part 2 The Celtic challenge to our unitary state: the implications of devolution for Scotland - shaken, not stirred, Jane Saren; Welsh devolution - balancing opportunities and frustrations, Barry Jones; making a difference or more of the same? - devolution in Northern Ireland, Elizabeth Meehan. Part 3 The English question: the federal constitution of England, John Tomaney; the Greater London Authority - a new local authority for London or England's first regional government, Alex Bax; decentralization, devolution or deconcentration - alternative views of the modernization agenda, Baron Isherwood; sub-national government in England - local authorities and the regional agenda, Stanley Henig; the new English regional agenda and Europe, Ines Newman. Part 4 A federal state in a federal Europe?: managing federalism - a comparative overview, Wilfried Swenden; devolution - the EU dimension, Alan Butt-Philip; a federalized polity - an alternative to Scottish "independence" in Europe?, Alex Wright. Part 5 Conclusion: summary, Stanley Henig; the next phase, Louise Ellman MP.