Notre Dame London: Fischer Hall Library

Scottish politics : an introduction /

McGarvey, Neil.

Scottish politics : an introduction / Neil McGarvey and Paul Cairney. - Basingstoke ; Palgrave Macmillan, 2008. - xix, 315 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 260-285) and index.

What is Scottish politics? -- Devolution : historical and social context -- Scotland's political parties -- Scottish elections and voting behaviour -- The Scottish parliament : actor, arena and agenda-setter? -- The Scottish government -- Governance beyond the Scottish government -- Inter-governmental relations and multi-level governance -- Money and power : public expenditure in Scotland -- Public policy in Scotland since devolution -- Assessing Scottish democracy.

9781403943293 1403943281 (alk. paper) 9781403943293 (pbk.) 140394329X (pbk.)

2008016419


Political planning--Scotland.
Democracy--Scotland.


Scotland--Politics and government--21st century.

JN1228. / M34 2008

320.9411