Developing England's North The Political Economy of the Northern Powerhouse /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Berry, Craig (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Giovannini, Arianna (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: Building a Sustainable Political Economy: SPERI Research & Policy
• Subjects: Political economy.; Regionalism.; Great Britain-Politics and government.; Economic development.; Social change.; International Political Economy.; British Politics.; Regional Development.; Development and Social Change.

This book explores the politics of local economic development in Northern England. Socio-economic conditions in the North - and its future prospects - have become central to national debates in the UK. The status of Northern regions and their local economies is intimately associated with efforts to...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1. Introduction: Powerhouse Politics and Economic Development in the North
• Chapter 2. Reviving the 'Northern Powerhouse' and Spatially Rebalancing the British Economy: The Scale of the Challenge
• Chapter 3. Law, Legislation and Rent-Seeking: the Role of the Treasury-Led Developmental State in the Competitive Advantage of the Southern Powerhouse
• Chapter 4. 'D is for Dangerous': Devolution and the On-Going Decline of Manufacturing in Northern England
• Chapter 5. Powerhouse of Science? Prospects and Pitfalls of Place-Based Science and Innovation Policies in Northern England
• Chapter 6. The Northern Powerhouse Meets the Cities and Local Growth Agenda: Local Economic Policy-Making and Agglomeration in Practice
• Chapter 7. The Uneven Governance of Devolution Deals in Yorkshire: Opportunities, Challenges and Local (Di)visions
• Chapter 8. Leading the Way? The Relationship Between 'Devo-Manc', Combined Authorities and the Northern Powerhouse
• Chapter 9. From Problems in the North to the Problematic North: Northern Devolution through the Lens of History
• Chapter 10. Regionalisation and Civil Society in a Time of Austerity: The Cases of Manchester and Sheffield
• Chapter 11. Civic Financialisation: Financing the Northern Powerhouse
• Chapter 12. The Recomposition of the Tax System: Exacerbating Uneven Development through the Northern Powerhouse Agenda
• Chapter 13. Conclusion: A Better Place.