Introduction

Abstract

The purpose of this volume is to present a study of the notion of governance in the specific time and space context of the United Kingdom from 1997 to the present, so as to highlight the ways in which it has evolved in relation to British public policies. The contributions gathered here put forward a rethink the transformations of public and state action, especially in the sectors that have been most reformed, such as health, education, or energy, in the face of the combined imperatives of devolution, pressure from international trade dynamics, and the growing influence of the European Union and intergovernmental agencies.