From city-regions to combined county authorities: Is devolution set up to tackle urban-rural productivity divergence?
Local Economy: The Journal of the Local Economy Policy Unit
Published online on July 04, 2026
Abstract
Local Economy, Ahead of Print.
Policymaking at the city-region level in England was initially designed to shift the focus from sector-based to place-based development, but this has often coincided with agglomeration effects that benefit already prosperous urban regions like London and ...
Policymaking at the city-region level in England was initially designed to shift the focus from sector-based to place-based development, but this has often coincided with agglomeration effects that benefit already prosperous urban regions like London and ...