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The Evolution of Regionalism in England

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The paper examines the evolving pattern of regional governance in the English regions since 1997. Only from the middle of 2000 did government policy move beyond the Regional Development Agencies (RDAs) and Regional Chambers established in 1998. Enhanced funding and budgetary flexibility for RDAs and Chambers combined with a growing debate led by key cabinet ministers raised the prospect of a move towards the long-promised possibility of elected regional assemblies in the run-up to the 2001 general election. Other changes included reforms in the administration of policies for the regions in Whitehall and the emergence of campaigns of civic regionalism. Though Labour's 2001 election manifesto reaffirmed the commitment to providing for elected regional assemblies, the slow progress in giving that commitment legislative form testifies to the deep ambivalence the Labour government has about devolving more powers to the English regions. Cet article cherche a examiner la tendance regionale au regionalisme au Royaume-Uni depuis 1997. Ce n'est qu'apartir du milieu de l'an 2000 que la politique du gouvernement s'est etendue au-delades agences de developpement regional (Regional Development Agencies) et des Chambres regionaux (Regional Chambers) etablis en 1998. Le financement augmenteet la flexibilite budgetaire des RDA et des Chambres se sont allies a un debat naissant menepar des ministres cles dans le but de promouvoir, a la derniere ligne droite avant les elections legislatives de 2001, une evolution dans le sens des assemblees elues, prevue depuis longtemps. D'autres changements ont prevu des reformes a la tutelle administrative a Whitehall et la naissance des campagnes en faveur du regionalisme municipal. Bien que les propositions du parti travailliste au moment des elections legislatives de 2001 aient reaffirmeson engagement a la creation des assemblees regionales, la transformation de cet engagement en projet de loi a avance lentement, ce qui temoigne de l'important ambivalence du gouvernement travailliste a propos de la transmission d'avantage de pouvoir aux regions d'Angleterre. Die Entwickung der Einteilung in Regionen in England Dieser Aufsatz untersucht das sich in England seit 1997 herausbildende Schema einer regionalen Regierungsform in den englischen Regionen. Die Regierungspolitik ging erst nach Mitte 2000 uber die im Jahre 1998 eingesetzten Agenturen zur Regionalentwickung (Regional Development Agency RDA) und Regionalkammern hinaus. Erhohte offentliche Mittel und grossere Flexibiltat des Haushaltsplanes fur RADs und Kammern verbanden sich mit zunehmender, von fuhrenden Ministern des Kabinetts geleiteter Debatten, um Massnahmen fur die seit langem, namlich seit dem Wahlkampf zur Landeswahl im Jahre 2001, versprochene Moglichkeit gewahlter Regionalversammlungen in Aussicht zu stellen. Weitere Umstellungen enthielten Reformen in der Anwendung von Richtlinien fur die Regionen in Whitehall, und die Einfuhrung von Kampagnen fur regionale Verwaltung. Obwohl das Manifest der Labourpartei fur die Wahl im Jahre 2001 das politische Engagement bestatigte, gewahlte Regionalversammlungen zu ermoglichen, bestatigt der zogerliche Fortschritt, diesem Versprechen gesetzliche Form zu verleihen, die tiefgehende Ambivalenz in der Regierung der Labour Partei bezuglich Abtretung grosserer Machtbefugnisse an englische Regionen.

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  • John Tomaney, 2002. "The Evolution of Regionalism in England," Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 36(7), pages 721-731.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:regstd:v:36:y:2002:i:7:p:721-731
    DOI: 10.1080/0034340022000006042
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