Policy Convergence, Transfer and Learning in the UK under Devolution

Regional and Federal Studies

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 289-307

  Keating, Michael ^a   Cairney, Paul ^a   Hepburn, Eve ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

devolution; policy convergence; policy divergence; policy learning; Policy transfer

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION POLICY; DEVOLUTION; LEARNING; POLICY MAKING; REGIONAL POLICY; STATE ROLE;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84864654472     PISSN: 13597566     EISSN: 17439434     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13597566.2012.688272     Document Type: Article

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