TY - JOUR

T1 - New Labour’s Regional Experiment – Lessons from the East Midlands

AU - Quinn, Martin

PY - 2013/9/1

Y1 - 2013/9/1

N2 - The Labour Governments of 1997–2010 introduced a range of new regional institutions in England, which were subsequently abolished after the 2010 General Election. This article re-assesses the lessons which emerged from the regional policies pursued during this period and argues the Coalition Government elected in 2010 has failed to learn those lessons. The article identifies three key lessons: that place and scale matter, that local government needs to be centrally involved, and that local economic development initiatives require effective local leadership to gain the buy-in of the private sector. The lessons contained in this article retain relevance for current and future regional development efforts.

AB - The Labour Governments of 1997–2010 introduced a range of new regional institutions in England, which were subsequently abolished after the 2010 General Election. This article re-assesses the lessons which emerged from the regional policies pursued during this period and argues the Coalition Government elected in 2010 has failed to learn those lessons. The article identifies three key lessons: that place and scale matter, that local government needs to be centrally involved, and that local economic development initiatives require effective local leadership to gain the buy-in of the private sector. The lessons contained in this article retain relevance for current and future regional development efforts.

U2 - 10.1177/0269094213500124

DO - 10.1177/0269094213500124

M3 - Journal article

VL - 28

SP - 738

EP - 751

JO - Local Economy

JF - Local Economy

SN - 0269-0942

IS - 7-8

ER -