Devolution in a Downturn
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This paper looks at how the devolved administrations in the UK have dealt with the recession thus far.
This chapter, exerpted from the forthcoming book Devolution in Practice 2010 considers the extent to which their existing powers enable them to institute policies to counteract its effects. It also details the types of measures that they have put in place and reflects on what the recession has revealed about the nature of the relationship between the UK government and the devolved institutions.
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