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Abstract
Decentralisation is a key thread running through current UK policy making. The Coalition Government has abolished New Labour’s regional legacy in favour of a new set of strategies around growth and development that has tapped into the localist agenda. Drawing on a series of recent interviews conducted with civil servants, this paper explores Government initiatives aimed at enhancing local autonomy in England and provides new empirical insights into decentralisation from a Whitehall perspective. It examines departmental aspirations for decentralised structures and Whitehall perceptions of the capacity of local arrangements to successfully manage territorial development in an era of austerity. The paper concludes that, in the fields of economic development, planning and transport, there are signs of enhanced local policy and fiscal autonomy. However, there are different levels of enthusiasm for decentralisation across and within Whitehall departments that continue to undermine a more cohesive approach.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 801-816 |
Number of pages | 16 |
Journal | Local Economy |
Volume | 28 |
Issue number | 7-8 |
Early online date | 21 Aug 2013 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 12 Nov 2013 |
Structured keywords
- PolicyBristol
- Whitehall
- decentralisation
- governance
Keywords
- City Deals
- Decentralisation
- economic development
- Local Enterprise Partnerships
- localism
- planning
- territorial development
- Whitehall
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Assessing the impact of 'informal governance' on devolution in English cities
1/01/16 → 31/05/18
Project: Research
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ENGLISH REGIONALISM: RHETORIC OR SUBSTANCE?
Ayres, S. A., Stafford, I. & Larner, W.
1/01/07 → 1/04/10
Project: Research
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