TY - BOOK AU - Birrell,Derek TI - Comparing devolved governance SN - 9780230273207 U1 - 320.441049 22 PY - 2012/// CY - New York PB - Palgrave Macmillan KW - Decentralization in government KW - Great Britain KW - Central-local government relations KW - Scotland KW - Wales KW - Northern Ireland KW - Politics and government KW - 1945- N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-265) and index; Powers and resources -- Executive government -- Parliament and assemblies and their legislative role -- Scrutiny role of parliament and the assemblies -- The civil service and central administrations -- Quangos and delegated governance -- Local government -- Intergovernmental and external relations ER -