Building regional governance in England: The view from Whitehall

Sarah Ayres; Graham Pearce

doi:10.1332/030557305774329154

Building regional governance in England: The view from Whitehall

Sarah Ayres^*, Graham Pearce

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Abstract

Constitutional arrangements in parts of the UK have been transformed by political devolution. In England, however, reliance has been placed on strengthening the regional tier through administrative clecentralisation. Drawing on the views of Whitehall civil servants, this article explores how central-regional relations are being recalibrated and how government is building a regional perspective into its activities. We conclude that, in the absence of regional govern ment,Whitehall is pursuing a cautious approach to regional working and greater attention needs to be given to incorporating regional priorities in national spending programmes and developing a more coherent approach to regional strategy making.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	581-600
Number of pages	20
Journal	Policy and Politics
Volume	33
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1332/030557305774329154
Publication status	Published - 1 Oct 2005

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This is the author accepted manuscript (AAM). The final published version (version of record) is available online
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Keywords

Decentralisation
Devolution
English regions
Multi-level governance
Whitehall

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