The Impact of Devolution in Wales by Jane Williams
This volume reflects on two decades of Welsh devolution, and a contributes to debate on its significance and future course. Drawing on previously unpublished interviews undertaken by the late Professor Michael Sullivan with key protagonists in Welsh devolution, and with expert analysis from leading researchers in different disciplines and fields of policy, the book examines what has been described as the emergence through devolution of a 'Welsh stripe' in social democracy. While the volume editors conclude this epithet, coined by Professor Sullivan, is apt, this collection of essays also presents a complex, multi-faceted picture of the drivers of policy, of continuity from the pre-devolution era, as well as change driven by factors within and without Wales. A mixed picture emerges, featuring variously (and in various combinations of) boldness of ambition, distinctive ideological positioning, homegrown priority-setting, the frustrations of the devolution settlement, and adverse (arguably unfair) international comparisons.The book is aimed at a mixed audience: academic, civil society, governmental and interested lay readers. Within academia, the book will be of interest across many disciplines to all those who are interested in the application of knowledge in public policy and in engagement between academic and policy communities. Within Wales and the UK, the book will be of interest to all who contemplate the implications of ongoing constitutional and political change and the future of social democracy in that context.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781786838865 |
| ISBN 10 | 1786838869 |
| Title | The Impact of Devolution in Wales |
| Author | Jane Williams |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | University of Wales Press |
| Year published | 2022-06-15 |
| Number of pages | 280 |
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