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What Place for England in an Asymmetrically Devolved UK?

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The effect of the government's 'devolution settlement' on the position of England within the UK shows no signs, as yet, of departing from the tradition of British incrementalism. Despite significant changes still underway, attitudes and identity have yet to show decisive changes. The paper analyses the plausibility of an English Parliament and of elected regional assemblies in England, noting that administrative regionalism is progressing effectively in England. Political imperatives may lead to emphasis on local government reform, particularly high-profile Mayors, as an alternative to strong regional governments: but the experience of the Greater London Authority suggests such bodies would lack credibility elsewhere in England. L'impact de 'l'accord du gouvernement portant sur la regionalisation' qui avance la place de l'Angleterre au sein du Royaume-Uni ne montre encore aucun signe de rupture avec la tradition britannique de la prise de decision cumulative. En depit des transformations en cours, il faut encore que les attitudes et l'identite refletent des changements decisifs. L'article cherche a analyser les perspectives pour un Parlement anglais et pour des assemblees regionales elues en Angleterre. Il est a noter que la regionalisation administrative progresse efficacement en Angleterre. Il se peut que des imperatifs politiques mettent l'accent sur la reforme de l'administration locale, notamment les maires bien en vue, comme alternative aux administrations regionales fortes: toujours est-il que l'experience de la Greater London Authority laisse supposer que de tels organismes manquerait de credibilite ailleurs en Angleterre. Die Auswirkung der 'Dezentralisierungsregelung' der Regierung bezuglich der Stellung Englands innerhalb des Vereinigten Konigreichs von Grossbritannien hat bisher keinerlei Anzeichen einer Losung von der britischen Tradition des Prozesses stufenweisen Wachstums erkennen lassen. Obschon bedeutsame Veranderungen noch nicht abgeschlossen sind, mussen Haltungen und Identitat noch entscheidende Fortschritte zeitigen. Der Aufsatz analysiert die Aussichten auf ein englisches Parlament und gewahlte Regionalversammlungen in England, wobei festgestellt wird, dass Regionalverwaltung in England effektive Fortschritte macht. Politisch mag es geboten sein, die Reform der Gemeindeverwaltungen zu betonen, besonders die Einsetzung hoch profilierter Burgermeister als Alternative zu starken Regionalregierungen, doch die Erfahrungen der Verwaltungsbehorde von Grosslondon legt nahe, dass es derartigen Korpern in andern Teilen Englands an Glaubwurdigkeit fehlen wurde.

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  • Mark Sandford, 2002. "What Place for England in an Asymmetrically Devolved UK?," Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 36(7), pages 789-796.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:regstd:v:36:y:2002:i:7:p:789-796
    DOI: 10.1080/0034340022000006105
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