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Northern Ireland: At the Crossroads of Political and Administrative Reform
Author(s) -
Knox Colin
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
governance
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.46
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1468-0491
pISSN - 0952-1895
DOI - 10.1111/0952-1895.00105
Subject(s) - politics , accountability , northern ireland , public administration , government (linguistics) , political science , central government , local government , law , sociology , ethnology , linguistics , philosophy
Northern Ireland is at a political and administrative cross‐roads. Politically the Good Friday Agreement has paved the way for devolved government, and administratively the system of Direct Rule from Westminster will come to an end. This article examines the major problems of accountability linked to Direct Rule government and sets out a policy agenda for the new Northern Ireland Assembly.