Wellbeing and Devolution
Reframing the Role of Government in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
Authors: Wallace, Jennifer
Free Preview- Analyses wellbeing policy developments, the challenges they seek to overcome and early indications of their impact in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
- Provides readers with a clear description of how the three devolved administrations work, adding to the understanding of the changing nature of the UK state at a critical time
- Appeals to students and researchers in societal wellbeing, social policy and economics, as well as practitioners in the UK
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- About this book
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It has been over twenty years since the people of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland voted for devolution. Over that time, the devolved legislatures have established themselves and matured their approach to governance. At different times and for different reasons, each has put wellbeing at the heart of their approach – codifying their values and goals within wellbeing frameworks. This open access book explores, for the first time, why each set their goal as improving wellbeing and how they balance the core elements of societal wellbeing (economic, social and environmental outcomes). Do the frameworks represent a genuine attempt to think differently about how devolved government can plan and organise public services? And if so, what early indications are there of the impact is this having on people’s lives?
- About the authors
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Jennifer Wallace is Head of Policy at Carnegie UK Trust where she leads the Trusts work on understanding wellbeing. She has worked in the public and voluntary sector for almost twenty years and is the author of a large number of research-based public policy reports, many of which relate to public sector reform.
- Table of contents (7 chapters)
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Introduction
Pages 1-31
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Understanding Wellbeing and Devolution in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
Pages 33-43
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Scotland: Wellbeing as Performance Management
Pages 45-71
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Wales: Wellbeing as Sustainable Development
Pages 73-101
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Northern Ireland: Wellbeing as a Vision
Pages 103-125
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Table of contents (7 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Wellbeing and Devolution
- Book Subtitle
- Reframing the Role of Government in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
- Authors
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- Jennifer Wallace
- Series Title
- Wellbeing in Politics and Policy
- Copyright
- 2019
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Copyright Holder
- The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s)
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-030-02230-3
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-030-02230-3
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-3-030-02229-7
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XIII, 165
- Number of Illustrations
- 1 b/w illustrations, 4 illustrations in colour
- Topics