Includes bibliographical references (p. [227]-248) and index.
Constituting the UK -- Approaching to Arch-angelic: administrative devolution in Scotland -- Staggering forward little by little: administrative devolution in Wales -- Encouraging conformity, not emphasizing differences: Northern Ireland -- A chaos of areas and bodies: the English dimension -- The settled will of the Scottish peole -- Devolution is a process: Wales -- In search of legitimacy: Northern Ireland since 1972 -- The English question -- Ever looser union