The Government of Scotland: Public Policy Making After Devolution

by Michael Keating

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0748638490
• ISBN13: 9780748638499
• Release Date: March 2010
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 9.0"