Urban Regimes and Local Governance in Britain and France: Policy Adaption and Coordination in Leeds and Lille

Rather than weakening regime theory, comparative analysis illuminates its central theoretical insights. The cases of Leeds (United Kingdom) and Lille (France) show cities in contrasting geographical, cultural, and institutional contexts developing regime like local polities through business particip...

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Published in:Urban Affairs Quarterly 1998-01, Vol.33 (3), p.382-404
Main Authors: John, Peter, Cole, Alistair
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cities
Comparative analysis
Comparison
Decision making
England
France
GREAT BRITAIN
Leeds
Lille
Local governance
Local Government
Municipal government
Partnerships
Policy making
Policymaking
Private enterprises
PUBLIC POLICY
Public sector
Public Sector Private Sector Relations
REGIMES
Theory
United Kingdom
Urban Affairs
Urban Areas
Urban Policy
URBAN, IN ANY CONTEXT
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Summary:Rather than weakening regime theory, comparative analysis illuminates its central theoretical insights. The cases of Leeds (United Kingdom) and Lille (France) show cities in contrasting geographical, cultural, and institutional contexts developing regime like local polities through business participation in a wide range of public-sector decisions. The five special noninstitutional factors promoting regimes are local business ownership, business integration, large metropolitan context, and economic advantage or disadvantage. The distinctiveness of these cities in their countries is an indication of the degree of policy learning and capacity generation that has taken place.
ISSN:1078-0874
0042-0816
1552-8332
DOI:10.1177/107808749803300307