Globalization and the Politics of Local and Regional Development: The Question of Convergence

Globalization, and the increased exposure to international competition that it has supposedly induced, has led to expectations of institutional convergence in, among other things, local and regional development policy and the politics surrounding it. There have been changes in the United Kingdom, bu...

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Published in:Transactions - Institute of British Geographers (1965) 2004-06, Vol.29 (2), p.179-194
Main Author: Cox, Kevin R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Class struggle
Comparative analysis
Convergence
Development
Economic competition
Economic development
Globalization
Human geography
Institutions
International politics
Local economy
Local government
Local politics
Regional planning
Regions
State
State politics
Territories
U.S.A
United Kingdom
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Summary:Globalization, and the increased exposure to international competition that it has supposedly induced, has led to expectations of institutional convergence in, among other things, local and regional development policy and the politics surrounding it. There have been changes in the United Kingdom, but not of the decentralizing, neo-liberalizing form anticipated. A comparison of the British with the very different, highly decentralized, American case seeks to shed light on this. Emphasis is placed on both the strongly embedded nature of institutions and on misunderstandings about the strength of the forces of globalization.
ISSN:0020-2754
1475-5661
DOI:10.1111/j.0020-2754.2004.00124.x