KNOX, Colin

Country report : Northern Ireland: at the crossroads of political and administrative reform - Malden : Wiley-Blackwell, July 1999

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.