English regions disbanded: European funding and economic regeneration implications

Pugalis, L; Fisher, B

English regions disbanded: European funding and economic regeneration implications

Pugalis, L

Fisher, B

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Local Economy, 2011, 26 (6-7), pp. 500 - 516
Issue Date:: 2011-09-01

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dc.contributor.author	Pugalis, L https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8987-6356	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Fisher, B	en_US
dc.date.issued	2011-09-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Local Economy, 2011, 26 (6-7), pp. 500 - 516	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0269-0942	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/41728
dc.description.abstract	The investiture of a UK Coalition Government in 2010 heralded the (ongoing) production of new sub-national geographies of governance in England. Of primary concern is the disbanding of the English regions, outside of London, which were New Labour's preferred scale for 'managing' economic regeneration during the 2000s. In a bid to roll back the functions of the state as part of their deficit reduction plan, the Coalition embarked on a political rescaling strategy resulting in various institutional reconfigurations. This rescaling of state power has significant policy implications in the context of European funding, which is the focus of this article. By analysing a field of policy activity during a period of significant motion, the intent is to highlight some notable dilemmas, aided by posing some practical questions, in order to prompt some much needed policy discussion and academic deliberation. © The Author(s) 2011.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Local Economy	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1177/0269094211418050	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Urban & Regional Planning	en_US
dc.title	English regions disbanded: European funding and economic regeneration implications	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	6-7	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	26	en_US
utslib.for	1205 Urban and Regional Planning	en_US
utslib.for	1604 Human Geography	en_US
utslib.for	1402 Applied Economics	en_US
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/DVC (Research)
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/DVC (Research)/lnstitute for Public Policy and Governance
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - IPPG - Institute for Public Policy and Governance
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pubs.volume	26	en_US

Abstract:

The investiture of a UK Coalition Government in 2010 heralded the (ongoing) production of new sub-national geographies of governance in England. Of primary concern is the disbanding of the English regions, outside of London, which were New Labour's preferred scale for 'managing' economic regeneration during the 2000s. In a bid to roll back the functions of the state as part of their deficit reduction plan, the Coalition embarked on a political rescaling strategy resulting in various institutional reconfigurations. This rescaling of state power has significant policy implications in the context of European funding, which is the focus of this article. By analysing a field of policy activity during a period of significant motion, the intent is to highlight some notable dilemmas, aided by posing some practical questions, in order to prompt some much needed policy discussion and academic deliberation. © The Author(s) 2011.

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