Education in a Federal UK

Education in a Federal UK
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 223
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ISBN-10 : 9781351244053
ISBN-13 : 1351244051
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Synopsis Education in a Federal UK by : John Furlong

Britain’s two recent referenda - on Brexit (2016) and on Scottish independence (2014) - have raised in the public mind fundamental questions about the future of the UK. It seems that for the first time, the public, the media and the political elite have woken up to the fact that in different parts of the UK, there are different histories, different aspirations and different imagined futures in relation to a whole range of vitally important political issues. But what the public debate often fails to recognise is that in many areas of public life – perhaps especially education – the UK is already a federal state and in key respects has been so for many years. The aim of this volume is therefore to take stock: to try and capture what the current state of educational policy and practice is across the whole of the UK. This has been achieved by commissioning two different papers from each of the four countries – Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and England. The first is an overview, exploring the distinctive history, principles and current policies of each country. The second paper has been specifically chosen as a case study of a key policy that highlights the distinctiveness of each country – the Foundation Phase for Wales, assessment policy in Scotland, ‘shared education’ initiatives in Northern Ireland and higher education policy in England. Taken together these eight papers give an important insight into the complexities of educational policy and practice across the whole of the UK today. This volume was originally published as a special issue of Oxford Review of Education.

The Roman Government of Britain

The Roman Government of Britain
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Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages : 547
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ISBN-10 : 9780199252374
ISBN-13 : 0199252378
Rating : 4/5 (74 Downloads)

Synopsis The Roman Government of Britain by : Anthony R. Birley

The Roman Government of Britain contains biographical entries on the hundreds of known Romans who served in Britain from AD 43 to 409. Evidence for imperial visits is discussed, and the Roman career-structure is explained. All the ancient evidence is quoted in full and translated, making this book the fullest available collection of sources for Britain under Roman rule.

The Green Book

The Green Book
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Publisher : Stationery Office
Total Pages : 114
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ISBN-10 : 0115601074
ISBN-13 : 9780115601071
Rating : 4/5 (74 Downloads)

Synopsis The Green Book by : Great Britain. Treasury

This new edition incorporates revised guidance from H.M Treasury which is designed to promote efficient policy development and resource allocation across government through the use of a thorough, long-term and analytically robust approach to the appraisal and evaluation of public service projects before significant funds are committed. It is the first edition to have been aided by a consultation process in order to ensure the guidance is clearer and more closely tailored to suit the needs of users.

The United Kingdom’s Defence After Brexit

The United Kingdom’s Defence After Brexit
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 269
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ISBN-10 : 9783319971698
ISBN-13 : 3319971697
Rating : 4/5 (98 Downloads)

Synopsis The United Kingdom’s Defence After Brexit by : Rob Johnson

This new work examines how the European states, the United Kingdom and the United States will approach the defence and Security of Europe in the medium and long-term. It is often assumed that Brexit, the United Kingdom’s departure from the political and commercial European Union, would affect defence and security profoundly, but the basis of that assumption is rarely analysed. Bringing together a panel of specialists from Europe, the UK, the EU, and the United States, this volume evaluates the relative position they play in Europe’s defence in the era of Brexit. It examines the arguments, challenges, and problems in European defence, and tests them against the residual commitment, cohesion, and capabilities of the states concerned, including Anglo-French military co-operation, the silent Anglo-German partnership, the US-UK Special Relationship, and the emergent Northern Group.

Information Technology in Government

Information Technology in Government
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 233
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ISBN-10 : 9781134686452
ISBN-13 : 1134686455
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Synopsis Information Technology in Government by : Helen Margetts

This book situates information technology at the centre of public policy and management. IT is now a vital part of any government organisation, opening new policy windows and enabling a vast range of tasks to be carried out faster and more efficiently. But it has also introduced new problems and challenges. Four in-depth case studies demonstrate how information systems have become inextricably linked with the core tasks of governmental organisations. The key government departments examined are: * the Inland Revenue Service and Social Security Administration in the US * the Inland Revenue and Benefits Agency in the UK

The Politics of Free Markets

The Politics of Free Markets
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Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Total Pages : 339
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ISBN-10 : 9780226679020
ISBN-13 : 0226679020
Rating : 4/5 (20 Downloads)

Synopsis The Politics of Free Markets by : Monica Prasad

The attempt to reduce the role of the state in the market through tax cuts, decreases in social spending, deregulation, and privatization—“neoliberalism”—took root in the United States under Ronald Reagan and in Britain under Margaret Thatcher. But why did neoliberal policies gain such prominence in these two countries and not in similarly industrialized Western countries such as France and Germany? In The Politics of Free Markets, a comparative-historical analysis of the development of neoliberal policies in these four countries,Monica Prasad argues that neoliberalism was made possible in the United States and Britain not because the Left in these countries was too weak, but because it was in some respects too strong. At the time of the oil crisis in the 1970s, American and British tax policies were more punitive to business and the wealthy than the tax policies of France and West Germany; American and British industrial policies were more adversarial to business in key domains; and while the British welfare state was the most redistributive of the four, the French welfare state was the least redistributive. Prasad shows that these adversarial structures in the United States and Britain created opportunities for politicians to find and mobilize dissatisfaction with the status quo, while the more progrowth policies of France and West Germany prevented politicians of the Right from anchoring neoliberalism in electoral dissatisfaction.

The English Question

The English Question
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Publisher : Manchester University Press
Total Pages : 294
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ISBN-10 : 0719073693
ISBN-13 : 9780719073694
Rating : 4/5 (93 Downloads)

Synopsis The English Question by : Robert Hazell

This work asks whether England needs to find its own political voice, following devolution to Scotland and Wales. It explains the different formulations of the 'English question', and sets the answers in a historical and constitutional context.

Federal Britain

Federal Britain
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 238
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ISBN-10 : 9781134725441
ISBN-13 : 1134725442
Rating : 4/5 (41 Downloads)

Synopsis Federal Britain by : John Kendle

The United Kingdom faces with two major federal constitutional debates. The first is about the nations which comprise the British state and hence the division of power between Westminster and regional parliaments of Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. The second surrounds the United Kingdom and the European Union. This text explores the British engagement with the federal idea from the early 1600s onwards, and sets contemporary discussions in context. In the past four centuries, the British have often looked to the federal idea as a possible solution to problems of the unity of the United Kingdom and of the British Empire. This period has also seen successful adoption of federalism by many countries, including Britain's former colonial possessions. John Kendle examines the break-up of the first British empire and the development of modern federalism. As well as discussing the Anglo-Irish relationship and the United Kingdom's relationship to Europe, the author focuses on other contemporary issues such as the world order, imperial federation and decolonization.