The rescaling of economic governance: : insights into the transitional territories of England

• Autores: Simon Pemberton, Janice Morphet
• Localización: Urban Studies, ISSN-e 1360-063X, Vol. 51, Nº. 11, 2014, págs. 2354-2370
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The development of functional economic areas and their relationship to governance has been attracting considerable attention. New forms of sub-regional governance have emerged that have been interpreted in a variety of ways. Within this context, a different approach to multiscalar governance linked to economic space is emerging at a European level in relation to the implementation of the Lisbon Treaty. This is embedding the principles of subsidiarity/territorial cohesion within member-states, and with sub-state scales of working being promulgated. This paper adds to existing discussions of city-regionalism by providing an alternative�yet fundamental�insight into these reform constructs within England in its relations with the EU. It explores: the role of economic spaces in the genealogy of rescaling tendencies; their co-option of governance as a �strategic� mechanism for growth; and the emergent geo-politics associated with new sub-state governance structures and their effectiveness as intended �transitionary� arrangements.