British Devolution and European Policy-Making: Transforming Britain Into Multi-Level Governance

by Simon Bulmer, Martin Burch, Caitriona Carter

In 1999 the Blair government introduced British devolution as part of a major program of constitutional reform. This development posed major questions concerning how relations with the EU would be affected. Previously, policymaking in the UK had been centralized on Whitehall and Westminster. However, devolution to Scotland and Wales introduced new actors; the Scottish Executive and Parliament, and the National Assembly for Wales. This study explores...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1403900108
• ISBN13: 9781403900104
• Release Date: November 2002
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 222 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.3" x 8.8"