Discussions of local and regional development have recently broadened from a preoccupation with growth to one which captures the notion of resilience. This article makes two main contributions to these debates. First, it critiques static equilibrium-based notions of resilience and instead...

Discussions of local and regional development have recently broadened from a preoccupation with growth to one which captures the notion of resilience. This article makes two main contributions to these debates. First, it critiques static equilibrium-based notions of resilience and instead...

From a position of relative isolation, trade unions have become increasingly important agents in local and regional development and governance in the UK since the election of the New Labour government in 1997. Analysis of the experience of the Northern Trades Union Congress (NTUC) suggests that...

From a position of relative isolation, trade unions have become increasingly important agents in local and regional development and governance in the UK since the election of the New Labour government in 1997. Analysis of the experience of the Northern Trades Union Congress (NTUC) suggests that...

This paper investigates the nature of the regional governance problem in England. Successive studies have pointed to the fragmented character of the regional state in England, leading to poor public policy outcomes. This paper demonstrates the extent of the problem in the North East of England,...

The task force has re-emerged as a mechanism for co-ordinating economic development activity in the context of the current New Labour administration's emphasis upon including 'stakeholders' in 'joined-up' approaches to 'cross-cutting' issues. Recent experience in the North East region of England...

The task force has re-emerged as a mechanism for co-ordinating economic development activity in the con text of the current New Labour administration's emphasis upon including ‘stakeholders’ in ‘joined-up’ approaches to ‘crosscutting’ issues. Recent...