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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      04 April 2011
      26 January 1989
      ISBN:
      9780511558719
      9780521368643
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511558719
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      Dimensions:
      (216 x 138 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.355kg, 312 Pages
      • Subjects:
      Area Studies, British Government, Politics and Policy, European Studies, Politics and International Relations
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    First published in 1973, Professor Kellas's account of Scottish government and politics has long been recognised as the standard textbook in the field. Its scope includes a definition of the Scottish political system, and critical descriptions of Scottish administration (central and local), parliamentary activity, parties, electoral behaviour, and pressure groups. Scottish nationalism is given a wider interpretation than usual, covering not only the support for the Scottish National Party, but the manifestations of national feeling in Scottish life generally. The General Election of 1987 provided further evidence of the distinctive character of politics in Scotland, with the Conservative Party reduced to ten MPs, barely sufficient to fill the existing Scottish ministerial posts. In a new postscript Professor Kellas looks at the principal political developments of the period since 1983, and examines the political and constitutional implications of the current imbalance of forces as between Westminster and Scotland.

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    ‘Everyone concerned with the future of the United Kingdom should read this book.’

    Source: The Economist

    ‘This is a guide to the central and local institutions of government in Scotland and to political activity in that country … a mine of information on Scottish social, economic and political affairs … a useful and informative guide.’

    Source: British Book News

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