Tomaney, J;
(2016)
Limits of Devolution: Localism, Economics and Post-democracy.
The Political Quarterly
, 87
(4)
pp. 546-552.
10.1111/1467-923X.12280.
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Abstract
This article challenges the narrowly founded but untroubled consensus about the alleged benefits of the Conservative government's devolution programme. It suggests that too much attention has been paid to purported benefits and too little regard to the potential risks, and draws attention to international evidence that suggests that the distribution of the benefits of devolution is crucially dependent on its design. It critically examines the case for the currently offered model of devolution and finds the underpinning economic model and limited forms of democratic accountability are likely to produce regressive social outcomes and the reinforcement of existing local elites. It calls for a wider public debate and fuller democratic scrutiny of the model of devolution on offer.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Limits of Devolution: Localism, Economics and Post-democracy |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1111/1467-923X.12280 |
| Publisher version: | http://doi.org/10.1111/1467-923X.12280 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | Social Sciences, Political Science, Government & Law, Devolution, elected mayor, Northern Powerhouse, democratic accountability, decentralisation, regionalism |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment > The Bartlett School of Planning |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1534831 |
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