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Discourses of accountability: Policy scrutiny of an English regional development agency

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  • Tim Blackman
  • Christianne Ormston

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Blackman T. and Ormston C. (2005) Discourses of accountability: policy scrutiny of an English regional development agency, Regional Studies 39 , 375-386. England's regional development agencies (RDAs) are publicly funded economic development bodies accountable to both central government and representative regional chambers. The relationship of accountability to chambers has recently been strengthened by giving them responsibility for the formal scrutiny of RDAs' work. This paper examines how accountability was interpreted by key professional actors in the first set of scrutiny exercises in North East England. Contrasting repertoires of accountability were found to be in play, reflecting the different relationships of power of the two organizations. Although these shaped the extent to which different types of evidence were regarded as legitimate in judging the effectiveness of the RDA, a dominant and shared discourse of consensus was constructed by the two groups of officers, reflecting their concerns that regionally based decision-making continues to be given legitimacy by England's strong central state.

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  • Tim Blackman & Christianne Ormston, 2005. "Discourses of accountability: Policy scrutiny of an English regional development agency," Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 39(3), pages 375-386.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:regstd:v:39:y:2005:i:3:p:375-386
    DOI: 10.1080/00343400500087448
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    1. Yılmaz Toktaş & Haktan Sevinç & Eda Bozkurt, 2013. "The Evolution Of Regional Development Agencies: Turkey Case," Annales Universitatis Apulensis Series Oeconomica, Faculty of Sciences, "1 Decembrie 1918" University, Alba Iulia, vol. 2(15), pages 1-31.

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    Keywords

    Accountability; Scrutiny; Regional government; England; Responsabilite; Examen; Adminstration regionale; Angleterre; Verantwortlichkeit; Uberprufung; Regionalverwaltung; England; Responsabilidad; Escrutinio Gobierno regional; Inglaterra; JEL classifications: H77; O21; R11; R58;
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    JEL classification:

    • H77 - Public Economics - - State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations - - - Intergovernmental Relations; Federalism
    • O21 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Development Planning and Policy - - - Planning Models; Planning Policy
    • R11 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - Regional Economic Activity: Growth, Development, Environmental Issues, and Changes
    • R58 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Regional Government Analysis - - - Regional Development Planning and Policy

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