The new governance of the English regions / Mark Sandford.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sandford, Mark, 1975-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Regionalism--Political aspects--Great Britain.

Regionalism.

Decentralization in government--Great Britain.

Decentralization in government.

Regionalism--Political aspects.

Great Britain.

Great Britain--Politics and government--1997-2007.

Politics and government.

Physical Description:

vii, 281 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Basingstoke [England] ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2005.

Summary:

The Labour Government has presided over a step change in the quantity and quality of governance in the English regions. Regional Development Agencies and Regional Chambers have been established, and the regional offices of many government agencies have been strengthened. Networks of regional actors have also been established. The author argues that these developments are crystallising into a new form of governance in the English regions, and analyses in detail how the processes of governance at the English regional level work in practice. It suggests that the new governance of the English regions results from embedded New Labour policy imperatives reacting with fundamental attributes of the British state. The English regional tier is defined by the nature of its advisory role, bringing information and expertise to bear on central policy.

Contents:

Chapter 1 The Death and Life of English Regions 1

Chapter 2 The Roots of the English Regions 13

Chapter 3 Institutional Developments in the English Regions 37

Chapter 4 The Rise of Governance in the English Regions 69

Chapter 5 New Labour and Regionalisation: Chalk and Cheese or Slow New Dawn? 94

Chapter 6 Devolution is a Process Not a Policy: The Three Pillars of English Regional Governance 121

Chapter 7 Strategic Co-ordination: Hidden Hand or Talking Shop? 144

Chapter 8 Regional Scrutiny: Accountability in Network Governance 164

Chapter 9 Civic Engagement in the English Regions 184

Chapter 10 The Ninth, or First, English Region? New Governance and Democratic Politics in London 207

Conclusion: Network Governance and the Westminster State 230.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-271) and index.

ISBN:

1403992827

OCLC:

60798523

Publisher Number:

9781403992826 (hbk.)