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Planning and the English Regions: Conflict and Convergence Amongst the Institutions of Regional Governance

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  • J Murdoch

    (Department of City and Regional Planning, University of Wales Cardiff, PO Box 906, Cardiff CF1 3YN, Wales)

  • M Tewdwr-Jones

    (Department of Land Economy, University of Aberdeen, St Mary's, Kings College, Aberdeen AB24 3UF, Scotland)

Abstract

The Regional Development Agencies (RDAs) are just one of many institutional innovations currently being put in place by the new Labour government in the United Kingdom. They are part of a panoply of measures some of which are explicitly aimed at strengthening regional government. However, in this paper we argue that the new innovations are being put in place with insufficient attention paid to the need to reform central and local relations, so that the scope for regional autonomy is limited. The consequence is that relations between regional institutions are much weaker than their links to central government. We compare RDAs and regional planning fora in this regard and show that little thought has gone into harmonising their activities at the regional level as the emphasis has been placed on ensuring that central government retains overall control over policy. We conclude that, if regional autonomy is to be seriously introduced, the central state will have to substantially rethink the scope of national policy, especially in the planning arena.

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  • J Murdoch & M Tewdwr-Jones, 1999. "Planning and the English Regions: Conflict and Convergence Amongst the Institutions of Regional Governance," Environment and Planning C, , vol. 17(6), pages 715-729, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:envirc:v:17:y:1999:i:6:p:715-729
    DOI: 10.1068/c170715
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    1. Richard Cowell & Jonathan Murdoch, 1999. "Land Use and the Limits to (Regional) Governance: Some Lessons from Planning for Housing and Minerals in England," International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 23(4), pages 654-669, December.
    2. Yvonne Rydin, 1998. "Land Use Planning and Environmental Capacity: Reassessing the Use of Regulatory Policy Tools to Achieve Sustainable Development," Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 41(6), pages 749-765.
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    1. Kevin Morgan, 2002. "English Question: Regional Perspectives on a Fractured Nation," Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 36(7), pages 797-810.
    2. Mark Tewdwr-Jones & Nicholas Phelps, 2000. "Levelling the Uneven Playing Field: Inward Investment, Interregional Rivalry and the Planning System," Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 34(5), pages 429-440.

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