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Policy Debates Government Output and Expenditure in UK Regions and Sub-regions: An Analysis of the New Experimental Accounts Data

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  • Peter Gripaios
  • Paul Bishop

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Gripaios P. and Bishop P. (2005) Government output and expenditure in UK regions and sub-regions: an analysis of the new experimental accounts data, Regional Studies 39 , 805-813. This paper examines the regional and sub-regional distribution of UK state spending by analysing new data available from recently published Regional Government Accounts. The data indicate wide variations in public spending per head across regions, with London being a particular beneficiary. The results do not indicate any relationship between Gross Domestic Product per head and public spending, and they suggest that, in total, government spending is doing little to ameliorate regional inequality. If the state wishes to pursue an active regional policy, it hence needs to consider the regional dimension of all state functions, not simply those associated with traditional regional policy.

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  • Peter Gripaios & Paul Bishop, 2005. "Policy Debates Government Output and Expenditure in UK Regions and Sub-regions: An Analysis of the New Experimental Accounts Data," Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 39(6), pages 805-813.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:regstd:v:39:y:2005:i:6:p:805-813
    DOI: 10.1080/00343400500213770
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    Keywords

    Public expenditure; Regional Accounts; Regional policy; Depense publique; Comptes regionaux; Politique regionale; Offentliche Ausgaben; regionale Durchfuhrung; Regionalpolitik; Gastos publicos; Cuentas regionales; Politica regional; JEL classifications: H50; R12; R50;
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    JEL classification:

    • H50 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - General
    • R12 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - Size and Spatial Distributions of Regional Economic Activity; Interregional Trade (economic geography)
    • R50 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Regional Government Analysis - - - General

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