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The rhetoric–reality gap of cities’ success: learning from the practice of Scottish cities

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  • Julie T. Miao
  • Duncan Maclennan

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This paper argues that the shift from a top-down coordination of governments’ policies for the economies of cities towards the bottom-up self-organization of cities is not necessarily supported by appropriately competent local economic management capabilities and resources. In Scotland just before the advent of City Deals, various constraints in policy-making logic chains, data availability, accounting focus and planning coordination were found that continuously limit the efforts of cities in shaping a successful economy. For devolution to shape both national productivity growth and locally led success, the gap between rhetoric and reality must be narrowed substantially and quickly.

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  • Julie T. Miao & Duncan Maclennan, 2019. "The rhetoric–reality gap of cities’ success: learning from the practice of Scottish cities," Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 53(12), pages 1761-1771, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:regstd:v:53:y:2019:i:12:p:1761-1771
    DOI: 10.1080/00343404.2019.1597970
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    1. Ben Spigel, 2022. "Examining the cohesiveness and nestedness entrepreneurial ecosystems: evidence from British FinTechs," Small Business Economics, Springer, vol. 59(4), pages 1381-1399, December.
    2. Jun Wu & Yuanjie Zhang & Zhun Shi, 2021. "Crafting a Sustainable Next Generation Infrastructure: Evaluation of China’s New Infrastructure Construction Policies," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(11), pages 1-18, June.

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