Has devolution changed the 'British policy style'?

British Politics

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 350-372

  Cairney, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Consultation; Devolution; Interest groups; Majoritarian consensus; Policy styles

Indexed keywords

EID: 60949945945     PISSN: 1746918X     EISSN: 17469198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/bp.2008.15     Document Type: Article

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