Bulletin n. 1/2005 | ||
December 2005 | ||
Michael Keating, Nicola Mcewen |
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Devolution and public policy in comparative perspective | ||
in Regional and Federal Studies , Volume 15, Number 4 / December , 2005 , 413-421 | ||
Devolution has transferred important policy competences to sub-state levels in Europe but there has been little research on the effect of this on policy choices. Studies of the United Kingdom, Spain and Belgium illustrate different patterns, dependent on the allocation of competences, historic influences, policy communities and political conditions. | ||