Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents iii
3. List of tables and figures v
4. Acknowledgements vii
5. List of contributors ix
6. Introduction 1
7. Regional government in England: reviewing the evidence base 11
8. New Labour and the evolution of regionalism in England 25
9. Yorkshire (and the Humber) 45
10. Institutional collaboration in the West Midlands region 63
11. England’s North West 81
12. The South West 95
13. Regionalism in the East of England 109
14. The South East region? 125
15. Regionalism in North East England 137
16. Regional strategy development in the East Midlands 147
17. The problem of regional governance 159
18. Elected regional government: the issues 173
19. Barnett plus needs: the regional spending challenge in Britain 187
20. Conclusion: prospects for regionalism 207
21. Index 219