British political organization puzzles a foreigner like me. Unlike the government in the US, the government in the UK is much more "top down" where even local mayors are selected by the central London government. And descriptions like Walter Bagehot's aren't that helpful to foreigners.
However, I've determined that in the past decade a process known as "devolution" is taking place within the UK. The process broadly speaking is shifting power to local entities. The people within a city may even vote for their own mayor!
Does anyone have a good first-read book or series of articles on this process? I checked out a copy of Devolution and Power in the United Kingdom, ed. Alan Trench, Manchester U Press, but it's too detailed to serve as an introductory work. It's all about the trees and I need to see the forest first.
However, I've determined that in the past decade a process known as "devolution" is taking place within the UK. The process broadly speaking is shifting power to local entities. The people within a city may even vote for their own mayor!
Does anyone have a good first-read book or series of articles on this process? I checked out a copy of Devolution and Power in the United Kingdom, ed. Alan Trench, Manchester U Press, but it's too detailed to serve as an introductory work. It's all about the trees and I need to see the forest first.
