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Look before you LEP

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  • Pugalis, Lee

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State-led restructuring of sub-national economic governance and regeneration has been rapidly evolving over the past year or so across England. With several waves of cross-boundary Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) approved by the UK Government, it is opportune to take stock of some of the more notable shifts. Building on a preliminary analytical mapping of the rocky road from regionalism to sub-regional localism, the paper pays particular attention to the politicised process underpinning the alliances, and crafting, development and subsequent submission of LEP proposals, as well as the eventual assessment and state sanctioning of LEP bids. Examining the process from a variety of perspectives, the paper highlights unequal power relations and extracts a number of powerful policy considerations. The paper propounds the argument that the rhetoric of permissive policy masks centralist controlling tendencies and unwritten rules.

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  • Pugalis, Lee, 2011. "Look before you LEP," Journal of Urban Regeneration and Renewal, Henry Stewart Publications, vol. 5(1), pages 7-22, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:aza:jurr00:y:2011:v:5:i:1:p:7-22
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    Cited by:

    1. David Marlow, 2013. "England’s non-metropolitan cities: The long march to unlocking economic growth," Local Economy, London South Bank University, vol. 28(7-8), pages 875-883, November.
    2. Alexander Nurse & Matthew Fulton, 2017. "Delivering strategic economic development in a time of urban austerity: European Union structural funds and the English city regions," Local Economy, London South Bank University, vol. 32(3), pages 164-182, May.
    3. Robert Huggins & Piers Thompson, 2013. "Competitiveness and the post-regional political economy," Local Economy, London South Bank University, vol. 28(7-8), pages 884-893, November.
    4. Alexander Nurse, 2015. "Creating the north from the sum of its parts? Research questions to assess the Northern Powerhouse," Local Economy, London South Bank University, vol. 30(6), pages 689-701, September.
    5. Lee Pugalis & Alan R Townsend, 2013. "Trends in place-based economic strategies: England’s fixation with ‘fleet-of-foot’ partnerships," Local Economy, London South Bank University, vol. 28(7-8), pages 696-717, November.
    6. Lee Pugalis & Gill Bentley, 2013. "Storming or performing? Local Enterprise Partnerships two years on," Local Economy, London South Bank University, vol. 28(7-8), pages 863-874, November.
    7. Stephen Hall, 2013. "Industrial closure, regional development and local planning: Multiple narratives of change from the experience of Longbridge, Birmingham," Local Economy, London South Bank University, vol. 28(5), pages 499-511, August.

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    Keywords

    Public–private partnerships; sub-national governance; regeneration; economic policy; regional development; business engagement; leadership; Local Enterprise Partnerships;
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    JEL classification:

    • R00 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General - - - General
    • Z33 - Other Special Topics - - Tourism Economics - - - Marketing and Finance

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