TY  - BOOK
AU  - Birrell,Derek
TI  - Direct rule and the governance of Northern Ireland
SN  - 9781847792716
AV  - JN1572 .D574 2009
PY  - 2009///
CY  - Manchester
PB  - Manchester University Press
KW  - Decentralization in government
KW  - Northern Ireland
KW  - Central-local government relations
KW  - Electronic Books
N1  - 2; 9780719077579; 9780719077579; Copyright Page; Contents; Figures and tables; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 2 The constitutional framework; 3 The Secretary of State and the Northern Ireland ministers; 4 Northern Ireland business in the Westminster Parliament; 5 The Civil Service:a continuing institution; 6 The use of quangos; 7 The role of local government; 8 Finance and public expenditure; 9 Cross-border cooperation and British-Irish institutions; 10 Ombudsmen, commissioners and complaints; 11 Policy-making under direct rule; 12 Conclusions; References; Index; 2; b
N2  - This is the first comprehensive study of direct rule as the system of governance which operated in Northern Ireland for most of the period between 1972 and 2007. The major institutions of governance are described and examined in detail, including the often neglected sectors of the role of the Westminster parliament, the civil service, local government, quangos, ombudsmen offices, cross-border structures and the public expenditure process. The book explains how the complex system covering transferred, reserved and excepted functions worked and provided viable governance despite political violenc
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