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Description of Scottish Politics

This is a student-friendly textbook covering all the major features of Scottish politics and informed by the latest research and debates. It is student-friendly: lively writing and plenty of features to aid learning. It is comprehensive: provides a full account of Scottish government in a multi-level system and chapters on all the key political institutions. It is modern: full coverage of the May 2007 elections and the initial performance of the Salmond government. It is original: based on the latest research including the authors' own.This is a major new textbook providing a comprehensive introduction to all aspects of Scottish politics and policy and assessment of the new institutions of devolved government.

Title Information

ISBN:

9781403943293

Pages:

336 pages

Format:

Paperback

Product Code:

259373

Publisher:

Palgrave MacMillan

Published:

08/07/2008

Edition:

illustrated edition

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NEIL MCGARVEY is Lecturer in Politics in the Department of Government, University of Strathclyde, UK. He has published wiidely in the field of Scottish politics, local government and public administration. PAUL CAIRNEY is Lecturer in Politics, School of Social Sciences, University of Aberdeen. His publications on Scottish politics have included work on the Scottish Parliament, intergovernmental relations and the social background of elites.