The government of Scotland
Subtitle: public policy making after devolution
By: Michael Keating
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Edinburgh
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9780748642243; 9780748638499
Subjects: Politics and government; Decentralization in government; POLITICAL SCIENCE; Political planning; Policy sciences; Public Policy; General
Description: 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 devolved territories. Case studies of policy making in health, higher education, housing, criminal justice, social inclusion and economic development.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 263-280) and index.

Description based on print version record.
Table of contents: title: Public policy and devolution; title: The new Scottish political system; title: Publics, parties and elections; title: The policy environment; title: Government and parliament; title: Intergovernmental policy making; title: Getting and spending; title: Policy making in practice; title: New politics, new policies?