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City-regions: new geographies of uneven development and inequality
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Abstract Recent years have witnessed a burgeoning literature on the 'new regionalism'. Protagonists, both at an academic and political level, have made persuasive arguments on the existence of regions and successful models of economic and social development. Critics of the new regionalism have been suggestin... view more
Recent years have witnessed a burgeoning literature on the 'new regionalism'. Protagonists, both at an academic and political level, have made persuasive arguments on the existence of regions and successful models of economic and social development. Critics of the new regionalism have been suggesting a need to problematise several issues: the role of the national state in underpinning regional economic development; the economic connections between regions and cities in terms of innovation and competitiveness; and more recently conflicts between securing competitiveness and managing the everyday politics of collective consumption and social reproduction in a city-region (CR). Set within the context of UK 'regional policy', this paper adds to this body of knowledge by discussing the relationships between city-regional competitiveness, work-welfare regimes - those policies and strategies dealing with labour market governance and welfare state restructuring - labour market inequalities and low pay. Ongoing research on the Sheffield City-Region is used to explore this.... view less
Classification
Economic and Social Geography
Sociology of Settlements and Housing, Urban Sociology
Area Development Planning, Regional Research
Free Keywords
New regionalism; Devolution; City-regions; Labour markets; Inequality; Low pay
Document language
English
Publication Year
2009
Page/Pages
p. 247-265
Journal
Regional Studies, 43 (2009) 2
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/00343400801968353
Status
Postprint; peer reviewed
Licence
PEER Licence Agreement (applicable only to documents from PEER project)