(PUBLICATION FIRST MARKED AS OUT OF PRINT 12/01/04)This well-informed book is essential reading for everyone, at home, south of the border and abroad, who wishes to know, or needs to know, how the Scottish Parliament works and what its functions are. ; How is Parliament elected?; What are its powers?; How does it make laws?; How does it administer Scotland?; How is it financed?; How does it operate vis-a-vis local government and other public bodies?; In what ways are relations with Westminster maintained?; What contact is there with the European Union? These questions, and many more, are answered in this new edition. Previously a T & T Clarke publication