TY - JOUR
T1 - Rebalancing UK regional and industrial policy post-Brexit and post-Covid-19
T2 - lessons learned and priorities for the future
AU - McCann, Philip
AU - Ortega-Argilés, Raquel
AU - Sevinc, Deniz
AU - Cepeda-Zorrilla, Magda
PY - 2021/6/15
Y1 - 2021/6/15
N2 - In this paper, we examine the challenges and opportunities facing the UK’s industrial and regional policy in the context of the policy decisions made over recent decades. We argue that the overly centralized and sectoral logic of the UK governance systems has led to a lack of clarity in thinking through place-based issues. This, in turn, has resulted in policy ambiguity, confusion and contradictions, and successfully moving industrial policy and regional policy forward post-Brexit can only take place if conceptual and operational clarity is brought to these matters.
AB - In this paper, we examine the challenges and opportunities facing the UK’s industrial and regional policy in the context of the policy decisions made over recent decades. We argue that the overly centralized and sectoral logic of the UK governance systems has led to a lack of clarity in thinking through place-based issues. This, in turn, has resulted in policy ambiguity, confusion and contradictions, and successfully moving industrial policy and regional policy forward post-Brexit can only take place if conceptual and operational clarity is brought to these matters.
KW - UK
KW - Brexit
KW - industrial policy
KW - rebalancing
KW - Levelling Up
UR - https://doi.org/10.1080/00343404.2021.1922663
U2 - 10.1080/00343404.2021.1922663
DO - 10.1080/00343404.2021.1922663
M3 - Article
SN - 0034-3404
SP - 1
EP - 13
JO - Regional Studies
JF - Regional Studies
ER -
