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Review Article: Social Policy in Scotland Since Devolution

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 July 2009

Elke Viebrock
Elke Viebrock*
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Centre for International Public Health Policy, University of Edinburgh E-mail: Elke.Viebrock@ed.ac.uk
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With the advent of devolution, it is increasingly difficult to talk about a unitary UK social policy as policy developed by the Parliament in Westminster does not apply automatically or equally to the non-English UK nations. Devolution in 1999 created not only opportunities for increasing policy divergence across the UK, but has provided the potential for more research specifically focussed on Scotland. These opportunities are clearly reflected in the growing body of literature in recent years on devolution in general and its impact on various policy fields. This article considers the effects of devolution on social policy in Scotland since 1999. The aim of this review is to identify the key literature and to present the main debates and findings from relevant research.

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Themed Section on Social Policy in the Devolved Scotland: Towards a Scottish Welfare State?
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Social Policy and Society , Volume 8 , Issue 3 , July 2009 , pp. 419 - 430
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2009

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