Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; 1 Decentralisation and Governance in England and the UK; 2 Is there a Role for English Regional Governance?; 3 English Regions, Sub-regions and Issues of Identity and Engagement; 4 A New Broom? Coalition Policy and the 'Death of...

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Main Author:	Smith, David M. (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Farnham [u.a.] Ashgate 2014
Series:	EBL-Schweitzer
Subjects:	Central-local government relations / England Decentralization in government / England England / Administrative and political divisions Local government / England Regionalism / England Devolution Local government England
Summary:	Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; 1 Decentralisation and Governance in England and the UK; 2 Is there a Role for English Regional Governance?; 3 English Regions, Sub-regions and Issues of Identity and Engagement; 4 A New Broom? Coalition Policy and the 'Death of the Region'; 5 Cities, City Regions, Growth and the Devolution of Powers; 6 Devolution, Localism and Good Governance in England; 7 Conclusions; Index Combining historical and policy study with empirical research from a qualitative study of regional elites this book offers an original and timely insight into the progress of devolution of governance in England. With particular interest in how governments have tried and continue to engage English people in sub-national democratic processes while dealing with the realities of governance it uses in-depth interviews with key figures from three English regions to get the 'inside view' of how these processes are seen by the regional and local political, administrative, business and voluntary sector
Physical Description:	XII, 122 S.
ISBN:	9781472430793