City Regions and Devolution in the UK: The Politics of Representation (Civil So

Bristol University Press

City Regions and Devolution in the UKThe Politics of Representation\nAuthor(s): David Beel, Martin Jones, Ian Rees Jones\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Bristol University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Policy Press\nISBN-13: 9781447355014, 978-1447355014\nSynopsis\nePDF and ePUB available Open Access under CC-BY-NC licence.\n\nIn recent years, the city region has seen a renaissance as the de facto spatial centre of governance for economic and social development. \n\nRich in case study insights, this book provides a critique of city-region building and considers how governance restructuring shapes the political, economic, social and cultural geographies of devolution. Reviewing the Greater Manchester, Sheffield, Swansea Bay City Regions, Cardiff Capital Region and the North Wales Growth Deal, the authors address the tensions and opportunities for local elites and civil society actors.\n\nBased on original empirical material, situated within cutting edge academic and policy debates, th.