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Competition and Area Selection in Scotland's New Urban Policy

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  • Ivan Turok

    (Department of Urban Studies, University of Glasgow, 25 Bute Gardens, Glasgow G12 8RS, Scotland, UK, I.Turok@socsci.gla.ac.uk)

  • Nick Hopkins

    (Department of Urban Studies, University of Glasgow, 25 Bute Gardens, Glasgow G12 8RS, Scotland, UK)

Abstract

Competition has become increasingly important as a method of allocating resources in urban policy, particularly with the shift towards decentralised, area-based strategies. This has created uncertainty about the rules of the game and aroused suspicions of arbitrary manipulation of area selection. In this paper, we investigate how area regeneration bids are assessed. We examine the reshaping of the Scottish Urban Programme under Programme for Partnership and the targeting of support on fewer priority areas. How were the successful areas chosen, and how fair and consistent were the procedures? We reveal discrepancies between the criteria put forward in the official guidelines and the outcome. Bid quality and social need seem to have been downplayed in relation to other considerations. The conclusion suggests how the policy might recover credibility and how government support for urban regeneration might be enhanced.

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  • Ivan Turok & Nick Hopkins, 1998. "Competition and Area Selection in Scotland's New Urban Policy," Urban Studies, Urban Studies Journal Limited, vol. 35(11), pages 2021-2061, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:urbstu:v:35:y:1998:i:11:p:2021-2061
    DOI: 10.1080/0042098983999
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