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Governing Scotland Explores The Origins And Development Of The Scottish Office In An Attempt To Understand Scottland's Position Within The Uk Union State In The Twentieth Century. Two Competing Views Were Encapsulated In Debates On How Scotland Should Be Governed In The Early Twentieth Century: A Whitehall View That Emphasized A Professional Bureaucracy With Power Centered On London; And A Scottish View That Emphasized The Importance Of Scottish National Sentiment. These Views Were Ultimately Reconciled In 'administrative Devolution'.--jacket. 1. Introduction -- 2. The Origins Of The Scottish Central Administration -- 3. Settling Down To Business -- 4. Educational Administration -- 5. Administering Agriculture, Health And The Highlands And Islands -- 6. Macdonnell, The Boards And The 1928 Act -- 7. The Reorganisation Debate And Gilmour -- 8. The Origins And Development Of The Goschen Formula -- 9. Scottish Office Ministers -- 10. Conclusion. James Mitchell. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [216]-253) And Index.

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Author

James Mitchell

Publisher

Palgrave Macmillan UK

Published

2004

Language

EN

ISBN

9780230800045

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Political Science, History, Computer Science