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The Impact of Devolution in Wales: Social Democracy with a Welsh Stripe?

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The Impact of Devolution in Wales: Social Democracy with a Welsh Stripe?

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This volume reflects on two decades of Welsh devolution, and contributes to the debate on its significance and future course. Drawing on previously unpublished interviews undertaken by the late Professor Michael Sullivan with key protagonists in Welsh devolution, and with expert analysis from leadin...

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Published in: The Impact of Devolution in Wales: Social Democracy with a Welsh Stripe?
ISBN: 9781786838865 9781786838889
Published: Cardiff University of Wales Press 2022
Online Access: https://www.uwp.co.uk/book/the-impact-of-devolution-in-wales/
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