
City Regions and Devolution in the UK
The Politics of Representation
- 204 pages
- English
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City Regions and Devolution in the UK
The Politics of Representation
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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.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Series Information
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- List of figures and tables
- List of abbreviations
- About the authors
- Acknowledgements
- Preface
- Introduction: Onward devolution and city regions
- 1 Northern powerhouses
- 2 Metro governance dynamics
- 3 Precarious city regions
- 4 Elite city deals
- 5 Beyond cities in regions
- 6 City-region limits
- Conclusions: City-regional futures
- Notes
- References
- Index