English regions disbanded: European funding and economic regeneration implications

Lee Pugalis, Ben Fisher

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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 rollback the role 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 paper. 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.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)500-516
JournalLocal Economy
Volume26
Issue number6/7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Sept 2011

Keywords

  • governance
  • regional development
  • state rescaling
  • sub-national development

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