Derek Birrell

Direct rule and the governance of Northern Ireland

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This is the first comprehensive study of the operation of direct rule between 1972 and 2007 as a system of governance. How direct rule moulded the institutions of governance is analysed in detail. In addition, direct rule is compared with devolution, identifying the deficiencies and advantages of both systems.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Manchester University Press
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Mai 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 601g
• ISBN-13: 9780719077579
• ISBN-10: 0719077575
• Artikelnr.: 26408163

Autorenporträt

Derek Birrell is Professor of Social Administration in the School of Policy Studies at the University of Ulster

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction 2. The constitutional framework 3. The Secretary of State
and the Northern Ireland ministers 4. Northern Ireland business in the
Westminster Parliament 5. The civil service, a continuing institution 6.
The use of Quangos 7. The role of local government 8. Finance and public
expenditure 9. Cross-border cooperation and British-Irish institutions 10.
Ombudsmen, commissioners and complaints 11. Policy making under direct rule
12. Conclusions Index