Evidence from the UK experience suggests there are pros and cons in both City Deals and Devolution Deals.
- Research Associate, Centre for Urban and Regional Development Studies (CURDS), Newcastle University
Greater Manchester is to get its own directly elected mayor to preside over regional issues. The new mayor will have powers over transport, housing, planning and policing in a devolution deal worth more…
Now the dust has settled on the government’s spending review and the publication of long-term infrastructure investment plans, where exactly are we with local growth policy? The coalition’s approach to…
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