Scotland and Wales
Subtitle: nations again?
By: edited by Bridget Taylor and Katarina Thomson.
Contributors: Taylor, Bridget.; Thomson, Katarina.; Centre for Research on Elections and Social Trends.
Publisher: University of Wales Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Cardiff
Language: eng
Number of pages: 308
Subjects: Public opinion -- Scotland -- History -- 20th century.; Nationalism -- Scotland -- History -- 20th century.; Public opinion -- Wales -- History -- 20th century.; Nationalism -- Wales -- History -- 20th century.; Scotland -- Politics and government -- 20th century.; Wales -- Politics and government -- 20th century.
Description: "In 1997 devolution in Scotland and Wales finally received public approval and, in the following year, the Government of Wales Act 1998 and the Scotland Act 1998 were approved by parliament." "This comprehensive study examines a wide range of issues arising from devolution's phoenix-like rebirth from the ashes of the unsuccessful campaign of 1979. It discusses the role of referendums, suggests the reasons for the shift in public opinion between 1979 and 1997, and looks at the differing degrees and implications of devolution in Scotland and Wales against the background of the distinctive and common features of their historical development and contemporary civil society."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
"This book represents the first publication of findings from the 1997 Scottish and Welsh Referendum Studies, conducted by the Centre for Research into Elections and Social Trends (CREST)"--P. [xxi].