Abstract
In 1997-98 the artless slogan 'Great Britain, Greater Manchester ... we're up and going' made its appearance on buses and billboards. Propaganda for metropolitan consciousness in North West England echoed a widely observed contemporary trend towards a strengthening of big-city identity and institutions. The strongest example within the United Kingdom, if not Europe as a whole, was the reinstatement of directly elected London-wide government in the spring of 2000. The prospects for metropolitan governance for England's six other agglomerations are less clear. This article originated in a comparative research project on the spatial politics of European metropolitan areas. It offers a perspective on Greater Manchester, tracking institutional developments at city and regional scale since the abolition of its upper-tier council in 1986, and assessing the prospects of metropolitan renaissance.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 79-92 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| Journal | Policy & Politics |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Publication status | Published - 2000 |
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
Keywords
- Governance
- Local government
- Manchester
- Metropolitan areas
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