In this Book
- City Regions and Devolution in the UK: The Politics of Representation
- 2021
- Book
- Published by: Bristol University Press
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ePDF and ePUB available Open Access under CC-BY-NC licence. In recent years, the ‘city region’ has seen a renaissance as the de facto spatial centre of governance for economic and social development. Rich in case study insights, this book provides a critique of city-region building and considers how governance restructuring shapes the political, economic, social and cultural geographies of devolution. Reviewing the Greater Manchester, Sheffield, Swansea Bay City Regions, Cardiff Capital Region and the North Wales Growth Deal, the authors address the tensions and opportunities for local elites and civil society actors. Based on original empirical material, situated within cutting edge academic and policy debates, this book is a timely and lively engagement with the shifting geographies of economic and social development in Britain.
Table of Contents
- Title page, Copyright page
- pp. i-vi
- List of abbreviations
- p. vii
- About the authors
- p. viii
- Acknowledgments
- pp. ix-x
- 1 Northern powerhouses
- pp. 23-40
- 2 Metro governance dynamics
- pp. 41-62
- 3 Precarious city regions
- pp. 63-78
- 4 Elite city deals
- pp. 79-98
- 5 Beyond cities in regions
- pp. 99-118
- 6 City-region limits
- pp. 119-138
- Conclusions: City-regional futures
- pp. 139-154
- References
- pp. 157-182
Additional Information
ISBN
9781447355038
Related ISBN(s)
9781447355014
MARC Record
OCLC
1237867327
Pages
176
Launched on MUSE
2021-03-01
Language
English
Open Access
Yes