Devolution in Context
Regional, Federal and Devolved Government in the EU
1st Edition
Published on 12. September 2025
Book
Hardback
362 pages
978-1-041-07328-4 (ISBN)
Description
Devolution in Context (2002) is a work of comparative law that studies Western Europe's revolution in regional governance. It weaves history, politics and law into a coherent examination of the various structures of regional government, as well as examining the theory and practice that underpin Europe's regional revolution and the systems of regional government that developed as a result.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Adult education
Academic, Adult education, General, Postgraduate, Undergraduate Advanced, and Undergraduate Core
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
749 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-041-07328-4 (9781041073284)
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Content
Part 1. The Theory of Regional Governance 1. The Region in a Nation-State World 2. Rationalising Regionalism 3. The Regional Revolution Part 2. The Practice of Regional Governance 4. Europe's Federations 5. The Constitutional Regions of the European Union 6. Regions as Local Government 7. Devolution in Context: Regional Government in the UK Part 3. Comparing Regional Governance 8. Beyond the Borders: Regional Governments and International Relations 9. Paying the Piper: Financing Regional Government 10. What Have the Regions Done for Us? Functional Autonomy at the Regional Tier 11. The Countervailing Power? Regions and National Policy Making 12. Dispute Resolution and Constitutional Arbitration 13. A Europe with Regions?