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Devolution in Context Regional, Federal and Devolved Government in the EU
Devolution in Context (2002) is a work of comparative law that studies Western Europe’s revolution in regional governance. It weaves history, politics and law into a coherent examination of the various structures of regional government, as well as examining the theory and practice that underpin Europe’s regional revolution and the systems of regional government that developed as a result.
Part 1. The Theory of Regional Governance 1. The Region in a Nation-State World 2. Rationalising Regionalism 3. The Regional Revolution Part 2. The Practice of Regional Governance 4. Europe’s Federations 5. The Constitutional Regions of the European Union 6. Regions as Local Government 7. Devolution in Context: Regional Government in the UK Part 3. Comparing Regional Governance 8. Beyond the Borders: Regional Governments and International Relations 9. Paying the Piper: Financing Regional Government 10. What Have the Regions Done for Us? Functional Autonomy at the Regional Tier 11. The Countervailing Power? Regions and National Policy Making 12. Dispute Resolution and Constitutional Arbitration 13. A Europe with Regions?
Biography
John Hopkins
