Tensions in the Territorial Politics of Western Europe

Tensions in the Territorial Politics of Western Europe (1987) examines the massive postwar increase in European government intervention, a major element being the development of welfare services provided by sub-central units of government.

List of contents

1. Introduction R.A.W. Rhodes and Vincent Wright 2. Territorial Politics in the United Kingdom: the Politics of Change, Conflict and Contradiction R.A.W. Rhodes 3. France: the Construction and Reconstruction of the Centre, 1945-86 Yves Mény 4. The Federal Republic of Germany: From Co-operative Federalism to Joint Policy-making Joachim Jens Hesse 5. Italy: Territorial Politics in the Postwar Years - the Case of Regional Reform Robert Leonardi, Raffaella Y. Nanetti and Robert D. Putnam 6. The Netherlands: A Decentralised Unitary State in a Welfare Society Theo A.J. Toonen 7. Ireland: the Interplay of Territory and Function T.J. Barrington 8. The West European State: the Territorial Dimension L.J. Sharpe

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R.A.W. Rhodes and Vincent Wright

Product details

• Authors: R. A. W. (University of Southampton Rhodes
• Assisted by: Rhodes R. A. W. (Editor), Wright Vincent (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 12.09.2025
• EAN: 9781041081166
• ISBN: 978-1-0-4108116-6
• No. of pages: 168
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Politics of the European Union
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; History, Europe, POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / National, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / Treaties, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / General, Political leaders & leadership, Public Administration, Regional Studies, Political Economy, Regional / International studies, EU (European Union), International institutions, Political leaders and leadership, EU & European institutions, Public administration / Public policy