Wellbeing and Devolution - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Wellbeing and Devolution write by Jennifer Wallace. This book was released on 2018-12-05. Wellbeing and Devolution available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. It has been over twenty years since the people of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland voted for devolution. Over that time, the devolved legislatures have established themselves and matured their approach to governance. At different times and for different reasons, each has put wellbeing at the heart of their approach – codifying their values and goals within wellbeing frameworks. This open access book explores, for the first time, why each set their goal as improving wellbeing and how they balance the core elements of societal wellbeing (economic, social and environmental outcomes). Do the frameworks represent a genuine attempt to think differently about how devolved government can plan and organise public services? And if so, what early indications are there of the impact is this having on people’s lives?
Devolution and Public Policy
Devolution and Public Policy - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Devolution and Public Policy write by Michael Keating. This book was released on 2006. Devolution and Public Policy available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book explores the effects of devolution on the policy process, policy substance and policy outcomes in the United Kingdom, Spain and Belgium. It examines the scope for policy innovation within devolved governments, and considers the political and policy interdependence that remains between governments at each level of the state.
Devolution, Port Governance and Port Performance
Devolution, Port Governance and Port Performance - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Devolution, Port Governance and Port Performance write by Mary R Brooks. This book was released on 2006-11-13. Devolution, Port Governance and Port Performance available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The relationship between ports and governments has changed profoundly over the past quarter of a century. Many governments have sought to extract themselves from the business of port operations and, in many cases, the provision of port services has devolved to local governments, communities or private management and administration. As such devolution implies a change in governance model, this trend raises questions about consequent performance. This issue examines the changed port management environment, focusing particularly on government policies such as devolution, regulatory reform and newly imposed governance models, all of which have exerted a significant influence over the nature of that changed environment. The issue is structured so as to first explore the devolution and port reform approaches for 14 countries or regions, before examining how ports are governed and what the choice of governance might mean for their performance. Part I introduces the issue, and provides a framework for defining the basic concepts involved in devolution; it paints a picture of the current port environment, its likely future evolution and the expected impact this will have on the functioning of ports. Part II examines the port industry in 14 countries or administrations, and presents the thinking behind any devolution programs that have been implemented. Part III focuses on port governance and devolution generally, and examines governance from both strategic management and economics perspectives, including topics such as governance models, supranational governance and stakeholder conflict. Part IV examines the measurement of port performance and closes by providing conclusions and a future research agenda. This issue will be of interest to port managers, government officials and academics alike. *Examines the relationship between ports and governments with a focus on devolution *Divided into sections that provide an overview, evaluate the port industry, disucss port governance, and suggest new measures of port performance *14 countries or regions are addressed
Devolution and Development
Devolution and Development - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Devolution and Development write by Mwangi S. Kimenyi. This book was released on 2018-01-18. Devolution and Development available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Through a collection of unique case studies and theoretical analyses, this work examines the genesis and impact of decentralization reforms in developing and transition countries. In particular, the volume shows how decentralization affects governance and efficiency in the provision of public goods and under what conditions decentralization seems to deliver its theoretical benefits. Analyses in the book address current concerns about the interaction of decentralization with social and political structure, resource mobilization, public goods provision and corruption. This work will be invaluable to scholars of politics, development studies and regional studies.
Devolution, Law Making and the Constitution
Devolution, Law Making and the Constitution - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Devolution, Law Making and the Constitution write by Robert Hazell. This book was released on 2015-12-01. Devolution, Law Making and the Constitution available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Law making is a primary function of government, and how well the three devolved UK legislatures exercise this function will be a crucial test of the whole devolution project. This book provides the first systematic study and authoritative data to start that assessment. It represents the fruits of a four-year collaboration between top constitutional lawyers from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland and leading researchers in UCL's Constitution Unit. The book opens with detailed studies of law making in the period 1999–2004 in the Scottish Parliament and the Assemblies in Wales and Northern Ireland, and how they interact with Westminster. Later contributions look at aspects of legislative partnership in the light of the UK's strongly asymmetric devolutionary development, and also explain the unexpected impact of devolution on the courts. Individual chapters focus on various constitutional aspects of law making, examining the interplay of continuity and change in political, legal and administrative practice, and the competing pressures for convergence and divergence between the different parliaments and assemblies. This book is essential reading for academics and students in law and in politics, and for anyone interested in the constitutional and legal aspects of UK devolution, not least the practitioners and policymakers in London, Edinburgh, Cardiff and Belfast.
