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Cities and Regions in Crisis: The Political Economy of Sub-National Economic Development

JONES, Martin (2019) Cities and Regions in Crisis: The Political Economy of Sub-National Economic Development. Edward Elgar, Cheltenham. ISBN 978 1 84376 876 0

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Offering a geographical political economy analysis, this book explores the mechanisms, institutions, and spaces of subnational economic development. Martin Jones innovatively examines how policy-makers frame problems and offer intervention solutions in different cities and regions.Drawing on different approaches to state intervention, neoliberalism, crisis and contradiction theories, and notions of depoliticisation, this book explains policy failure and how it is impacted by flux surrounding economic development. With constant changes to legislation, institutional initiatives, and ministerial responsibility, local and regional economic development is shown to be at a critical crossroads.

Item Type: Book / Proceeding
Faculty: Executive
Depositing User: Library STORE team
Date Deposited: 11 Feb 2021 12:12
Last Modified: 24 Feb 2023 14:01
URI: https://eprints.staffs.ac.uk/id/eprint/6801

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