Direct rule and the governance of Northern Ireland

Birrell, Derek.

Direct rule and the governance of Northern Ireland [electronic resource] / Derek Birrell. - Manchester ; New York : Manchester University Press : Distributed in the United States exclusively by Palgrave Macmillan, c2009. - xii, 274 p. : ill.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [248]-269) and index.

The constitutional framework -- The Secretary of State and the Northern Ireland ministers -- Northern Ireland business in the Westminster Parliament -- The Civil Service : a continuing institution -- The use of quangos -- The role of local government -- Finance and public expenditure -- Cross-border cooperation and British-Irish institutions -- Ombudsmen, commissioners and complaints -- Policy-making under direct rule.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

9781847792716 (electronic bk.)




Decentralization in government--Northern Ireland.
Central-local government relations--Northern Ireland.


Northern Ireland--Politics and government--1969-1994.
Northern Ireland--Politics and government--1994-
Northern Ireland--Relations--Great Britain.
Great Britain--Relations--Northern Ireland.


Electronic books.

JN1572.A56 / D422 2009

320.9416