EAN: 9789052012407

NATIONALISM AND THE STATE - NICOLA MCEWEN KARTO...

Since the mid-1970s  many developed states have reduced the size and scope of their welfare
systems. At the same time  states have faced growing demands for self-government from national
minorities. These twin processes have had a substantial impact upon the structure  power and
legitimacy of the state  yet few have considered their inter-relationship. This book aims to
fill this gap by conducting a focused comparison of nationalism and welfare development in
Scotland and Quebec. The recent emergence of Scottish and Québécois nationalism took place
against a backdrop of welfare retrenchment. Did the post-war welfare state contain these
territorial identities and strengthen attachment to the state among Scots and Quebecers? Did
the retrenchment of state welfare lead to demands for greater self-government? Demands for
Scottish self-government led to the creation of the Scottish Parliament and the devolution of
power over wide areas of social policy. The book examines the complexities of welfare
development in multi-level states  drawing upon the Quebec-Canada experience to explore the
relationship between nationalism and welfare development in post-devolution Scotland.

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