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Evolution and Devolution: Citizenship, Institutions, and Public Policy

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The United Kingdom is a state of unions. It evolved through a series of diverse unions, each leaving an institutional legacy. Though the United Kingdom was highly centralized it was not uniform. Devolution is rooted in this legacy. Past institutional arrangements, notably central government departments responsible for Scottish, Welsh, and Northern Ireland affairs (collectively known as “administrative devolution”) remain central to how UK politics and policy should be understood today. Devolution involved adding elected representative institutions to each of the components of the state of unions apart from England. The powers, responsibilities, and funding arrangements of devolution reflect the evolution of administrative devolution. Nonetheless, devolution marks a critical juncture that will accentuate differences in citizenship rights within the United Kingdom. Copyright , Oxford University Press.

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  • James Mitchell, 0. "Evolution and Devolution: Citizenship, Institutions, and Public Policy," Publius: The Journal of Federalism, CSF Associates Inc., vol. 36(1), pages 153-168.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:publus:v:36:y::i:1:p:153-168
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    1. Alex Christie & Kim Swales, 2006. "The Efficiency of Decentralised and Devolved Government: A Framework," ERSA conference papers ersa06p533, European Regional Science Association.

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