Powers and Policy Levers: Constitutional Change and Devolution in Wales

威尔士政府的主要政策重点包括促进经济增长、改善公共服务和解决贫困问题。威尔士议会被授予与实现这些目标有关的一系列权力和政策杠杆。但它目前没有与苏格兰政府或欧洲及其他许多类似地区/小国相同的权力和责任。在提供公共服务（包括卫生、教育和交通）和管理与英格兰接壤的漫长而人口相对密集的边境线上的自然资源方面，它也面临着特殊的挑战。该研究将分析可比较国家/地区政府使用的权力和政策杠杆，并研究如何使用这些权力和政策杠杆达到最佳效果。它将评估来自其他地区/国家的证据对威尔士政策制定者的影响，并考虑哪些（如果有的话）额外的权力可能有助于威尔士部长实现其政策目标。它还将研究其他地方的政府如何管理关键公共服务的跨境提供，特别关注那些与较大邻国在经济、社会和政治方面一体化程度较高的国家/地区的经验。这项研究将结合对相关学术和政策文献的审查；通过与主要政策制定者的访谈产生新的证据；与国际学术专家举办讲习班，吸取其他区域/国家的经验和专门知识；以及与部长、特别顾问和官员进行知识交流的方案。

The Welsh Government's key policy priorities include promoting economic growth, improving public services and tackling poverty. The Welsh Assembly has been granted a range of powers and policy levers that are relevant to achieving these objectives. But it does not currently have the same powers and responsibilities as the Scottish Government or many comparable regions/small countries in Europe and beyond. It also faces particular challenges associated with the delivery of public services (including health, education and transport) and the management of natural resources across its long and relatively densely populated border with England.The research will analyse the powers and policy levers that are used by governments in comparable countries/regions and study how these have been used to best effect. It will assess the implications of this evidence from other regions/countries for policy makers in Wales and consider what, if any, additional powers would be likely to assist Welsh Ministers to achieve their policy objectives. It will also study how governments elsewhere manage the cross-border delivery of key public services, with a particular focus on experience from countries/regions which have a strong degree of economic, social and political integration with larger neighbours.The study will combine reviews of the relevant academic and policy literature; the generation of new evidence through interviews with key policy makers; workshops with international academic experts to draw on experience and expertise from other regions/countries; and a programme of knowledge exchange with Ministers, special advisers and officials.