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Changes to the North East Regional - Local Dynamic: New Forms of Governance from Traditional Public Sector Structures?

Changes to the North East Regional - Local Dynamic: New Forms of Governance from Traditional... Recent moves towards devolution and decentralisation in the UK have produced a mixture of outcomes. The independence achieved in Wales and Scotland combines two very different approaches while the regional issue in Northern Ireland is a central component of the peace process. In the English regions the workings of the Regional Development Agencies (RDAs) now receive less attention although they are regarded as having a substantive role in supporting the social and economic wellbeing of the regions. Even at this macro-level there appear to be problems of fit' between good regional intentions enshrined in Regional Economic Strategies (RES) and more local implementation.By looking at the North East case, the authors argue that changes to the regional - local dynamic are necessary to the restructuring of the social and economic landscape of the region. This means that new competencies are needed to support the forms of regional governance that are taking shape; a process that is far from finally determined. The authors show that there is still much to be done in terms of setting up new sub-regional partnerships which will carry great responsibility for ensuring that the objectives of the RES are met. The authors point out that these competencies are based on existing and emergent social relations that are in part grounded in traditional public sector structures. As this regional-local dynamic unfolds the authors claim that here is a story at its beginning rather than near its finale. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Public Policy and Administration SAGE

Changes to the North East Regional - Local Dynamic: New Forms of Governance from Traditional Public Sector Structures?

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SAGE
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ISSN
0952-0767
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1749-4192
DOI
10.1177/095207670001500209
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Abstract

Recent moves towards devolution and decentralisation in the UK have produced a mixture of outcomes. The independence achieved in Wales and Scotland combines two very different approaches while the regional issue in Northern Ireland is a central component of the peace process. In the English regions the workings of the Regional Development Agencies (RDAs) now receive less attention although they are regarded as having a substantive role in supporting the social and economic wellbeing of the regions. Even at this macro-level there appear to be problems of fit' between good regional intentions enshrined in Regional Economic Strategies (RES) and more local implementation.By looking at the North East case, the authors argue that changes to the regional - local dynamic are necessary to the restructuring of the social and economic landscape of the region. This means that new competencies are needed to support the forms of regional governance that are taking shape; a process that is far from finally determined. The authors show that there is still much to be done in terms of setting up new sub-regional partnerships which will carry great responsibility for ensuring that the objectives of the RES are met. The authors point out that these competencies are based on existing and emergent social relations that are in part grounded in traditional public sector structures. As this regional-local dynamic unfolds the authors claim that here is a story at its beginning rather than near its finale.

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Public Policy and AdministrationSAGE

Published: Jun 1, 2000

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