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This book examines the development of Welsh devolution in the context of great economic and political uncertainty. Drawing on research carried out over more than a decade, it explores whether Welsh devolution has developed the capacity to resist internal and external pressures and to continue to pursue a distinctive political and policy agenda.

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Preface List of Tables and Figures Chapter 1: Devolution in Wales between Capacity and Constraint Chapter 2: ´Team Wales´ - Narratives of Small Country Governance and Constructed Divergence Chapter 3: Welsh Devolution and public services in a period of economic crisis Chapter 4: Wales and the challenges of multi-level governance Conclusion: Devolution in Wales - future challenges Bibliography Index

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Alistair Cole has been Professor of European Politics at Cardiff University since 1999. He is also a Fellow of the AcSS, FRSA, FRHS and FLSW. He is Principal investigator on the Leverhulme Trust´s International Network on Territorial Governance (IN-2012-109). In 2014, Alistair Cole was Senior Fellow at the Institute of Advanced Studies in Lyons, France.

Ian Stafford is a Lecturer in Politics in the Department of Politics and International Relations, Cardiff School of Law and Politics at Cardiff University. Prior to joining the department in April 2012 he was a Research Associate leading on comparative policy analysis within the Wales Institute of Social and Economic Research, Data and Methods (WISERD).

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