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Rescaling the State: Devolution and the Geographies of Economic Governance
Mark Goodwin
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Description for Rescaling the State: Devolution and the Geographies of Economic Governance
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Rescaling the state provides a theoretically-informed and empirically-rich account of the process of devolution undertaken in the UK since 1997, focusing in particular on the devolution of economic governance. Using case studies from England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales, the book examines the purported reasons for, and the unintended consequences of, devolution. As well as comparing policy and practice across the four devolved territories, the book also explores the pitfalls and instances of good practice associated with devolution in the UK. Rescaling the state is an important text for all social scientists - particularly political scientists, ... Read more
Rescaling the state provides a theoretically-informed and empirically-rich account of the process of devolution undertaken in the UK since 1997, focusing in particular on the devolution of economic governance. Using case studies from England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales, the book examines the purported reasons for, and the unintended consequences of, devolution. As well as comparing policy and practice across the four devolved territories, the book also explores the pitfalls and instances of good practice associated with devolution in the UK. Rescaling the state is an important text for all social scientists - particularly political scientists, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Series
Devolution
Condition
New
Number of Pages
216
Place of Publication
Manchester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781526116994
SKU
V9781526116994
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99-2
About Mark Goodwin
Mark Goodwin is Professor of Human Geography and Deputy Vice-Chancellor at the University of Exeter Martin Jones is Professor of Human Geography and Deputy Vice-Chancellor at Staffordshire University Rhys Jones is Professor of Political Geography at Aberystwyth University -- .
Reviews for Rescaling the State: Devolution and the Geographies of Economic Governance
Situated at the heart of public policy debates, and part of Manchester University Press' excellent Devolution Series, Rescaling the State seeks to understand the complexities of the post-devolution settlement by focusing specifically upon the shifting institutional architectures of economic governance and economic development. Overall, this is an insightful analysis.
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