Remaking the Union

'The latest pharmacopeia of constitutional cures.' - Times Literary Supplement'This book presents some very thoughtful essays about the effects of devolution, particularly Graham Leicester's piece on Devolution and Europe - Britain's Double Constitutional Problem.' - Morning Star'This is one of those books that you should buy if you want a record of the state of mind of some of the most committed protagonists in the devolution debate.' - Local Government Studies'The data and intelligence assembled here bear attention; this is a reasoned debate about the past history of notions of local identity and self government ... a useful guide for those who observe and judge the very urgent process of exploring this strategic option.' - The Historian

• Introduction - devolution and the UK state, Michael Keating, Howard Elcok; devolution and Europe - Britain's double constitutional problem, Graham Leicester; financial arrangements for UK devolution, David Heald et al; Scottish home rule - radical break or pragmatic adjustment? Lindsay Paterson; what could a Scottish parliament do? James Mitchell; reactive capital - the Scottish business community and devolution, Peter Lynch; deepening democracy - women and the Scottish Parliament, Alice Brown; the devolution debate in Wales - the politics of a developing union state? Jonathan Bradbury; strategies of autonomist agencies in Wales, Jonathan Snicker; English regionalism and New Labour, John Mawson; territorial debates about local government - or don't reorganise don't don't don't Howard Elcok; what's wrong with asymmetrical government? Michael Keating.