The government of London has fragmented. Numerous quangos have taken over urban policy and planning roles. Recently further bodies have arisen in response to the government's urban expenditure competitions. This fragmentation has been accompanied by increasing centralisation, achieved through...

This paper examines the stark contrasts in regional governance arising from the different constitutional and political contexts in England and Germany, but argues that there are also differences within formal regions in the two countries. Recent developments in Germany show the uneven emergence...

The transition from traditional hierarchical government to new forms of governance and planning can be overstated. The regionalisation of planning and new ambitions for spatial planning in the UK are commonly understood to have created an overcomplex system concerned with co-ordination and...