Whither Metropolitan Governance?

The author examines the issue of metropolitan governance without metropolitan government through an in-depth case study of two English conurbations, the West Midlands and Greater Manchester, 10 years after the abolition of their metropolitan governments. The author addresses whether metropolitan gov...

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Published in:Urban affairs review (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) Calif.), 2001-03, Vol.36 (4), p.532-550
Main Author: Norris, Donald F.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Autonomy
British
Case studies
England
Fragmentation
Governance
Government
Government and politics
Governments
Great Britain
Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester (county), England
Local Government
Metropolitan Areas
Metropolitan government
Public administration
Regional government
United Kingdom
Urban areas
Urban studies
West Midlands
West Midlands (county), England
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Summary:The author examines the issue of metropolitan governance without metropolitan government through an in-depth case study of two English conurbations, the West Midlands and Greater Manchester, 10 years after the abolition of their metropolitan governments. The author addresses whether metropolitan governance has occurred since the abolition of the metropolitan governments in these areas or whether any other mechanisms developed that substituted for metropolitan governance. Although the local governments in these conurbations cooperate with one another when they are required (by the British central government) to do so and in matters of joint convenience, the author found that true regional governance did not result. If metropolitan governance without metropolitan governments does not occur in a unitary state such as Great Britain, it is unlikely to occur in the United States, where there is greater governmental fragmentation and historically stronger local government autonomy.
ISSN:1078-0874
1552-8332
DOI:10.1177/10780870122184984